Advances in Concurrent Engineering: CE00 Proceedings

by Prasad; Biren

• ISBN13: 9781587160332
• ISBN10: 1587160331
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2000-07-10
• Publisher: CRC Press

Table of Contents

Preface
Editor's Note
Organizing Committee
Keynote Addresses
An Engineering Workflow System for the Management of Engineering Processes across Company Borders	p. 3
Re-Engineering of the Bid Preparation Process in an Aircraft Modification Business	p. 13
Risk Analysis of Parametric Cost Estimates within a Concurrent Engineering Environment	p. 23
Developing an Integrated Approach to Design and Manufacturing Cost Modelling	p. 31
A Model-Based Methodology for Extended Enterprise Engineering	p. 40
Introduction to the Concept of Enterprise Virtualization	p. 50
Analysis of Cost Estimating Processes Used within a Concurrent Engineering Environment throughout a Product Life Cycle	p. 58
Linking Engineers with the Voice of the Customer	p. 68
Designing an Electronic Ordering System to Overcome Barriers to Internet-Based Electronic Commerce	p. 75
Modeling of the Design Change Process	p. 86
A Model for Collaborative Search and Retrieval of Domain Specific Information on the Internet	p. 95
Synchronized "Design for X" Explorer on the World Wide Web	p. 103
A Product Model Enabling SMEs to Co-operate in a Distribute Engineering Environment	p. 113
A Generic Computer Support for Concurrent Design	p. 119
Negotiation in Collaborative Assessment of Design Solutions: An Empirical Study on a Concurrent Engineering Process	p. 129
Realising Inter-Enterprise Remotely Synchronous Collaborative Design and Planning within Multi-Platform Environment	p. 136
In and Out: A New Methodology to Develop Team Effectiveness	p. 143
Concurrent Engineering Models	p. 152
Evaluating the Performance of Concurrent Processes	p. 157
An Object-Oriented Database System to Support Concurrent Design	p. 167
Multi-Aspect Description of a Design Process in a Relational Database Application	p. 177
Model Based Management of Product's Design Specifications	p. 187
A Relational Model for Analyzing Subclass Structures of Manufacturing Product Models	p. 195
Formalisation of Know-How Rules from Conceptual Structures Modeling. Application to Cylinder Head Machining	p. 202
Taxonomy of Information and Knowledge Management in a Concurrent Engineering Context	p. 207
Reuse and Patterns for Viewpoints Integration of Automated Production Systems	p. 216
An Approach for Building Product Models by Reuse of Patterns	p. 226
Approach for Technical Data Integration in Manufacturing Engineering	p. 236
Component-Based Software Engineering on the Basis of Active Network	p. 244
Re-Engineering the Engineering Change Management Process	p. 255
Organisational Integration of Meeting Results	p. 265
Control of Operational Industrial Project Needs	p. 272
Method of Reorganization of SME in Concurrent Engineering	p. 278
A Total Design Process Framework and Knowledge Management Methodology for an Engineering Product Design Process	p. 287
A Collaborative Approach to Path Guidance System	p. 296
A System Performance Scale for Engineering Team Decision-Making	p. 304
An Agent-Based Decision-Supporting Framework for Taguchi Experiment Planning	p. 310
Alignment of Goals between Agents in a Collaborative Decision Process	p. 318
A Framework for Adoption of Standards for Data Exchange	p. 333
SDAI as the Common Access Interface for Object-Oriented Database Management Systems	p. 343
Supporting Product Development in Distributed Heterogeneous Environments	p. 355
Extracting E-R Models from IDEFO Diagrams	p. 362
Integration of Component Descriptions in Product Data Management Systems	p. 370
A Standarised Data Model for Manufacturing Management: The ISO 15531 MANDATE Standard	p. 380
A Necessary Response for Achieving Concurrency and Integration in Engineering: The Standard ISO/STEP	p. 391
Tolerance Assignment Adequate for Manufacturing and Assembly	p. 401
Virtual Reality Assembly Process Simulation	p. 411
Towards Functional Virtual Prototyping: Virtual World Interaction through Automatic Specification Assembly Joints	p. 419
Virtual Construction Materials as a Decision-Making Support for Material Routing	p. 427
Collaborative Design among Different Fields in Mobile-Agent Environments	p. 437
A Multi-Agent System for Distributed Factory Decentralized Emergent Control	p. 445
A Multiagent System for a Cooperative and Distributed Vision System	p. 453
Determination of the Parameters of Cutting Tools in Integrated Design of Products	p. 465
An Intuitive Approach for the Segmentation of Parametric Curves and Cross-Sections	p. 473
Geometrical Modeling Based on Design Intention in 3-Dimensional CAD System (Concurrence between the Consideration of Specification and Geometrical Modeling	p. 481
Processor for Maze Model of Design Process	p. 489
A Descriptive Model of Collaborative Concept Selection Processes in Engineering Design	p. 494
Mass Customisation: A Methodology and Support Tools for Low Risk Implementation in Small and Medium Enterprises	p. 504
Analysis of Creative Problem Solving Methods	p. 513
Product Data Reduction: Geometric Models' Parametrization Schemes	p. 521
Designing a New Automotive Seat Function	p. 529
RISKCIM - Addressing Risk Analysis in the UK Construction Industry	p. 539
Development of Component Based Integrated Software System for the Design of Building Foundations	p. 547
An Information System in a Cooperative Building Production Context	p. 552
Integration of Internet-Oriented Technologies for Co-operative Applications in Construction Dynamic Virtual Environments	p. 557
From Manufacturing to Construction: Towards a Common Representation of Process Information: The PSL Approach	p. 566
A Comparative Review of Concurrent Engineering Readiness Assessment Tools and Models	p. 578
Issues in Management of Distributed Concurrent Engineering Design in Object-Oriented Databases	p. 586
Integration Technologies to Support Organisational Changes in the Construction Industry	p. 596
A Method for Designing Database Schema Using Multi-Context Map-Property Centric Modeling for Discrete Manufacturing System	p. 604
Process Management in the Interdependent Activities of a Building	p. 612
Taking KBE into the Foundry	p. 625
Knowledge Needs and New Products Development within a Concurrent Engineering Environment	p. 635
Intelligent Personal/Team Assistant	p. 644
A Knowledge-Based Environment for Modelling and Computer-Aided Process Planning of Rapid Process Manufacturing	p. 650
Determining Performance with Limited Testing When Reliability and Confidence Are Mandated	p. 660
A Survey of How UK SMEs Use Computer Aided Solid Modelling - And an Outline for Better Implementation	p. 671
Introducing and Implementing Concurrent Engineering in the Mexican Automobile Industry	p. 679
A Simulation-Based Framework for the Implementation of Concurrent Engineering	p. 686
CSCW in Industry and Education: Transferring Knowledge in Engineering Design	p. 699
Implementation of a Demonstrator to Illustrate Project Management Techniques within a General Background Engineering Syllabus	p. 709
Communicative and Cooperative Manufacturing Systems Engineering	p. 719
Automatic Determination of the Configurations of a Mechanical Assembly	p. 727
On-Line Control Based on Genetic Algorithm for Flexible Manufacturing Systems	p. 734
Evaluation of Product Development Cycle Cost and Simultaneous Engineering	p. 740
The Co-operative Mechanical Design and the Following of the Work-Piece Geometry through the Manufacturing Process, a Software Application in Turning	p. 747
OPAL: An Integration Platform for Concurrent Engineering Environments	p. 753
Model of Product/Production System Evolutions by Coloured Petri Net	p. 759
Method for Identifying Work Groups in a Complex Design Process	p. 766
A Drawing Version Control System for the Japanese Construction Industry	p. 772
Product Duality in Concurrent Engineering	p. 778
Concurrency in Large Made to Order Products: A Case Study in the Design of Offshore Oil and Gas Production Facilities	p. 789
Formal Definition of Premises for Concurrent Design Process of Large Complicated Systems and Their Consequences	p. 798
Candidate Piping Routes Generation by Genetic Algorithm	p. 808
Research on Coordination in Concurrent Engineering	p. 814
Information Technology Support for the Recycling Problematic	p. 820
A Common Base for Data and Plans (BCDP)	p. 830
Design for Manufacturing: Laser-Beam Welding of Centrifugal Machine Components	p. 835
The Development of a Software Package to Address Both Product Design and Manufacturing Process Issues	p. 843
MicroCE: Computer-Aided Support for DFMA Conceptual Design Phase	p. 850
Author Index	p. 861
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