MaaSAI project, coordinated by M4D Group, aims to revolutionise manufacturing and remanufacturing processes by facilitating access to flexible and decentralised capacities, through the Manufacturing as a Service (MaaS) business model, that extends the principles of the service-oriented economy to the manufacturing industry.
MaaSAI aims to reduce the heavy investments that manufacturers have traditionally had to make to set up and maintain their operations. With an emphasis on production flexibility, agility and responsiveness, the MaaSAI project enables on-demand manufacturing, reducing waste and optimising resource utilisation, facilitating the transition towards more sustainable and circular facilities, and promoting better integration of the value chain.
The MaaSAI project leverages Explainable Artificial Intelligence (xAI) in autonomous agents to negotiate the use of manufacturing capacities between providers and consumers in a dynamic MaaS ecosystem. The incorporation of secure and real-time data exchange between participating companies ensures fast response times and improves collaboration. The kick-off meeting of the MaaSAI project took place on 18 & 19 of December 2024, at the facilities of CERTH.
