Ten industrial software towards smart manufacturing

Smart manufacturing has received increased attention from academia and industry in recent years, as it provides a competitive advantage for manufacturing companies making the industry more efficient and intelligent. As one of the most important roles for smart manufacturing, industrial software has been widely applied on enterprises and their factories to effectively improve design, management, manufacturing, and service level. This article focuses on a comprehensive review of the industrial software systems towards smart manufacturing. First, the close relationship between industrial software and smart manufacturing is analyzed. Second, we investigate views from national governments and well-known companies on the classification and role of industrial software, and put forward ten classifications of software most closely related to smart manufacturing. Then, the development history, function, academic research status and business application status are summarized. Finally, current challenges and future research directions are presented. It can help industry practitioners and researchers to know each other's fields, while promoting scientific results to be applied in commerce, and application difficulties to be focused in the scientific research.