They have even been dubious about intranets. Despite those difficulties, several organizations are moving steadily toward remotely controlled manufacturing. And holonic manufacturing, a particular approach to the use of agents in manufacturing, is progressing toward actual use in factories within a few years. But I am still surprised at how fast it is moving. Distributed computing Distributed computing creates the foundation for manufacturing mediated via intranets or the Internet.
Real manufacturing is more complicated.
You can think of a shop floor environment in which each of the machines has a separate controller. There has to be some coordination and synchronization to get the job done. So far, no single pattern has emerged. The fact that firms involved in distributed computing must often work with corporate partners also plays an important role in deciding how their networks should be controlled. What is clear is that distributed computing will grow.