A SIGNIFICANT SUBSET OF FACTORY FLOOR APPLICATIONS CANNOT BE SUCCESSFULLY SERVED BY POPULAR RELATIONAL AND OBJECT-ORIENTED DATABASE STRUCTURES. THE FACTORY FLOOR'S DYNAMIC, REAL-TIME ENVIRONMENT REQUIRES APPLICATION SYSTEMS THAT CAN SUPPORT CONTINUOUS OPERATION AND DELIVER FAST, PREDICTABLE RESPONSE, INDEPENDENT OF THE SIZE AND COMPLEXITY OF THE DATA STRUCTURE. THIS PAPER DISCUSSES ONE ORGANIZATION'S SEARCH FOR A VIABLE DATABASE SOLUTION FOR REAL-TIME FACTORY FLOOR APPLICATIONS, AND THE RESULTANT BENEFITS OF THE ENTITY-RELATION DATABASE MODEL IT CHOSE.
| Number of Pages : | 18 |
| Published : | 06/01/1993 |
