  Manufacturing of products, nowadays, due to the advances in Information
Technologies (IT) that turn products into smart devices, and the evolution in
device connectivity, becomes increasingly complex. Connected product networks
(CPN) and cyber-physical systems (CPS) are bringing new challenges to
manufacturing companies. These challenges, among others things, lead to
increased demands for optimisation and personalisation of production processes.
This move, which as a result drives the market of machines and products, poses
new challenges to the manufacturing domain that needs flexible solutions to
replace the rigid traditional methodologies and tools. The current work
suggests a cloud-based platform for optimisation of machines, products and
processes, allowing for situational awareness on the users' site, involving
technologies for event prediction and optimisation.
