Interoperable Algorithms as Microservices for Zero-Defects Manufacturing: A Containerization Strategy and Workload Distribution Model Proposal

This paper presents a containerization strategy and workload distribution models useful to build and distribute algorithms as microservices in Zero-Defects Manufacturing solutions. The proposed strategy and workload distribution model can be used to build and deploy algorithms that solve specific problems related to defect prediction and detection and process and product optimization. The proposed containerization strategy is rooted in a layered model that decouples the algorithm instantiation and execution, the interfaces to access data services, and the management of the algorithm as a service. The paper also presents different models for building and distributing algorithms as microservices in cloud/edge architectures.