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A procedure for decisions on network adaptations is outlined, which is based on criticality and complexity thinking.For the development of methods for decision-making and control of manufacturing networks, models of Complex Adaptive Systems and Concurr ent Enterprising have been successfully introduced to manufacturing network decision support on the MES level. These decision support set ups, exploiting the self-similarity principle, may be seen as just one specification of a decision support procedure, which is valid for manufacturing networks on all levels. Synthesis of the self similarity principle with the criticality thinking results in efficient decision support procedures for gradual and evolving adaptations of manufacturing networks' structures reducing management complexity.

Abstract. Domain Network (DN) is a set of domains interconnected by transformations. A previous implementation of this concept has been done by using the Draco-Puc machine, a software system that provides a very powerful transformation engine. In order to obtain the integration of this DN with approaches that use XML related technologies, we present a new DN implementation that allows an XML application to become a Draco-Puc domain. We believe that in this way we can use the power of Draco-Puc and gain a broadly use of DN by enabling the use of XML applications.