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Matching and selection of distributed 3D printing services in cloud manufacturing

  • Beihang University

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Abstract

The problem of task allocation and service selection in the complex dynamic cloud manufacturing (CMfg) environment is complex for different types of manufacturing resources. With the rapid development of 3D printing technology, the supply-demand matching problem of 3D printing tasks and services in CMfg needs to be modelled specifically. In this paper, the service attributes of 3D printing services are analyzed, including model size, printing material, printing preciseness, cost, time and logistics. The service transaction model of 3D printing services is built. To reduce delivery time of tasks from service suppliers to service demanders, a 3D printing service matching and selection method (MST) is proposed to generate the optimal solutions. Experimental results show that the average task completion time with MST is less than that of the typical method when the amounts of tasks change. Besides, MST can balance the task assignment among different service providers.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings IECON 2017 - 43rd Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages4728-4733
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9781538611272
DOIs
StatePublished - 15 Dec 2017
Event43rd Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, IECON 2017 - Beijing, China
Duration: 29 Oct 20171 Nov 2017

Publication series

NameProceedings IECON 2017 - 43rd Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society
Volume2017-January

Conference

Conference43rd Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, IECON 2017
Country/TerritoryChina
CityBeijing
Period29/10/171/11/17

Keywords

  • 3D printing
  • cloud manufacturing
  • service matching
  • service selection

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