SCOM Agent Layer


Figure 1. An example for the SCOM Agent Layer.
Object Object Properties
  • Supplier
1st tier
2nd tier
nth tier
  • Producer
  • Transporter
  • Distributor
  • Customer
Consumer (end user)
Industrial user

Property Variety Relationship Notes

Kind of production activity

  • Manufacturing
  • Transportation
  • Trade
  • Recycling
  • Assembling
  • Packaging
  • Warehousing

Utility created

  • Form
  • Place
  • Time
  • Ownership

Produces

  • Food products
  • Electronics
  • Textile
  • Transportation service
  • Trade service
  • Etc.

Size

  • Large
  • Medium
  • Small
  • Mini
Geographic location:
  • Domestic
  • Global
Service content:
  • High
  • Low
Make-buy decisions:
  • Produce-in-house
  • Outsource
Type of ownership:
  • Public
  • Municipally owned
  • Private
Role played within the supply chain:
  • Primary
  • Supporting (Secondary)
Operations performed:
  • Plan
  • Source
  • Make
  • Deliver
  • Return
Agent Capability:
Agent Purpose:
Agent’s Competence Levels:
  • Avoiding. Avoid contact with other objects, either moving or stationary.
  • Wandering. Wander around aimlessly without hitting things.
  • Exploring. Look for places in the world that seem reachable and head for them.
  • Mapping. Build a map of the environment and record the routes from one place to another.
  • Noticing. Recognize changes in the environment that require updates to the mental maps.
  • Reasoning. Identify objects, reason about them, and perform actions on them.
  • Planning. Formulate and execute plans that involve changing the environment in some desirable way.
  • Anticipating. Reason about the behavior of other objects, anticipate their actions, and modify plans accordingly.