SMART-fm: The impact in the European research strategy for interoperability

Abstract

In order to maintain and increase the competitiveness of European companies in the advent of the emerging digital economy and smart organizations, the use of modern information technologies and standards among all agents involved in the furniture product life cycle and business has to be considered. SMART-fm is an IMS project entitled: A standards-compliant framework to support complete integrated product life-cycle information management and electronic commerce for the furniture manufacturing industry, in the advent of smart enterprises. The main objective of the SMART-fm project is to research, develop and demonstrate in industrial environments, an interoperable open standards-based framework that supports smart environments through the complete product life cycle in the furniture manufacturing industry. This paper presents the strategic objectives of the SMART-fm project to stimulate and accelerate SMEs to adopt technologies and practices in the emerging digital economy, extended enterprises and intelligent services. The paper concludes anticipating the strategic results that SMART-fm will deliver for the 6th Framework Program.