摘要：

The notion of an intelligent product calls for research into suitability for integration as it aims for coordination and integration on an unprecedented scale. This is particularly challenging where it affects the core businesses of companies. Moreover, these integration issues go well beyond IT interoperability. This paper presents a novel concept the intelligent being as a means to achieve suitability for integration at this scale. The paper argues for a major role of the intelligent being in production and logistic systems analogous to the undeniably prominent role of maps in navigation systems. The concept of an intelligent being contributes to the design and development of complex adaptive systems by enabling integration and coordination at an unprecedented scale: the corresponding reality is the limit.

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