REFERENCE ARCHITECTURES OF DIGITAL PRODUCTION. THEIR ROLE IN THE FORMATION OF THE ENTERPRISE'S BUSINESS PROCESS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

Abstract

Introduction. The use of digital technologies in the production process of an en-terprise allows it, on the one hand, to increase the efficiency and integration of production, lo-gistics and maintenance functions, and, on the other hand, complicates the management system due to the growing volume of increasingly interconnected production information. All this to-gether leads to the need to structure information systems in accordance with the growing need to process a large and diverse amount of data, that is, to solve the problem of system architecture. Materials and methods. The research is based on the work of scientists whose field of interest is the design of models of a reference type of architecture related to digital production. When working on the article, the authors used classical methods of processing economic and statistical information, as well as techniques for constructing and researching regression models. Research results. In this article, the authors reflect on the so-called «reference architecture model» that defines the design of information systems, the architecture of software systems, the organization and interaction of software components. Reference architecture models are models of infor-mation functions and their relationships that provide a structured template with common termi-nology. Discussion. Over the past decades, many different architectural reference models have been proposed that are relevant to digital production systems. However, the industrial applica-tions of the proposed reference architecture models are few in number, and they are difficult to compare and analyze due to the different levels of their application. In this article, the authors review and classify the reference architecture models used to support digital systems in produc-tion. Conclusion. The article proposes criteria for defining the model as a «reference architec-ture», provides an overview and classification of various points of view on reference architec-tures, examines gaps in reference architectures of digital production, and indicates potential op-portunities for future research.