Service agent networks in cloud manufacturing: Modeling and evaluation based on set-pair analysis

In a cloud manufacturing system, manufacturing services form the service network and collaboration network. The performance of the networks can affect the cloud manufacturing system. Researchers can study the behavior of enterprises, service, resource and elements in cloud manufacturing through the simulation platform. In this paper, the service agent in the simulation platform can drive the manufacturing service to form a self-organization network, in order to conduct transactions and cooperation spontaneously. Thus, the service network of service agent and the collaboration network of service agent are formed. And the models of two kinds of networks are presented by the theory of Set Pair Analysis (SPA). In addition, an evaluation method for two kinds of network models is proposed. The simulation data of the networks are produced by the method of data generation in cloud manufacturing simulation platform. Finally, the evaluation methods of the networks are validated by the simulation data.