Advances in Concurrent Engineering: CE00 Proceedings 9781587160332, 1587160331

Table of contents :
Cover
Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
Preface
Editor's Note
Organizing Committee
Keynote Addresses
Chapter 1: Enterprise Engineering
An Engineering Workflow System for the Management of Engineering Processes across Company Borders
Re-Engineering of the Bid Preparation Process in an Aircraft Modification Business
Risk Analysis of Parametric Cost Estimates within a Concurrent Engineering Environment
Developing an Integrated Approach to Design and Manufacturing Cost Modelling
A Model-Based Methodology for Extended Enterprise Engineering
Introduction to the Concept of Enterprise Virtualization
Analysis of Cost Estimating Processes Used within a Concurrent Engineering Environment throughout a Product Life Cycle
Linking Engineers with the Voice of the Customer
Designing an Electronic Ordering System to Overcome Barriers to Internet-Based Electronic Commerce
Modeling of the Design Change Process
Chapter 2: Collaboration Technologies
A Model for Collaborative Search and Retrieval of Domain Specific Information on the Internet
Synchronized "Design for X" Explorer on the World Wide Web
A Product Model Enabling SMEs to Co-Operate in a Distribute Engineering Environment
A Generic Computer Support for Concurrent Design
Negotiation in Collaborative Assessment of Design Solutions: An Empirical Study on a Concurrent Engineering Process
Realising Inter-Enterprise Remotely Synchronous Collaborative Design and Planning within Multi-Platform Environment
In and Out: A New Methodology to Develop Team Effectiveness
Concurrent Engineering Models
Evaluating the Performance of Concurrent Processes
Chapter 3: Information Modeling
An Object-Oriented Database System to Support Concurrent Design
Multi-Aspect Description of a Design Process in a Relational Database Application
Model Based Management of Product's Design Specifications
A Relational Model for Analyzing Subclass Structures of Manufacturing Product Models
Formalisation of Know-How Rules from Conceptual Structures Modeling. Application to Cylinder Head Machining
Taxonomy of Information and Knowledge Management in a Concurrent Engineering Context
Reuse and Patterns for Viewpoints Integration of Automated Production Systems
An Approach for Building Product Models by Reuse of Patterns
Approach for Technical Data Integration in Manufacturing Engineering
Component-Based Software Engineering on the Basis of Active Network
Chapter 4: Management and Organization
Re-Engineering the Engineering Change Management Process
Organisational Integration of Meeting Results
Control of Operational Industrial Project Needs
Method of Reorganization of SME in Concurrent Engineering
Chapter 5: Collaborative Decision Making
A Total Design Process Framework and Knowledge Management Methodology for an Engineering Product Design Process
A Collaborative Approach to Path Guidance System
A System Performance Scale for Engineering Team Decision-Making
An Agent-Based Decision-Supporting Framework for Taguchi Experiment Planning
Alignment of Goals between Agents in a Collaborative Decision Process
Chapter 6: Standards in CE
A Framework for Adoption of Standards for Data Exchange
SDAI as the Common Access Interface for Object-Oriented Database Management Systems
Supporting Product Development in Distributed Heterogeneous Environments
Extracting E-R Models from IDEF0 Diagrams
Integration of Component Descriptions in Product Data Management Systems
A Standardised Data Model for Manufacturing Management: The ISO 15531 MANDATE Standard
A Necessary Response for Achieving Concurrency and Integration in Engineering: The Standard ISO/STEP
Chapter 7: CE in Virtual Environment
Tolerance Assignment Adequate for Manufacturing and Assembly
Virtual Reality Assembly Process Simulation
Towards Functional Virtual Prototyping: Virtual World Interaction through Automatic Specification Assembly Joints
Virtual Construction Materials as a Decision-Making Support for Material Routing
Chapter 8: Multi-Agents Architectures
Collaborative Design among Different Fields in Mobile-Agent Environments
A Multi-Agent System for Distributed Factory Decentralized Emergent Control
A Multiagent System for a Cooperative and Distributed Vision System
Chapter 9: Design Technologies
Determination of the Parameters of Cutting Tools in Integrated Design of Products
An Intuitive Approach for the Segmentation of Parametric Curves and Cross-Sections
Geometrical Modeling Based on Design Intention in 3-Dimensional CAD System (Concurrence between the Consideration of Specification and Geometrical Modeling
Processor for Maze Model of Design Process
A Descriptive Model of Collaborative Concept Selection Processes in Engineering Design
Mass Customisation: A Methodology and Support Tools for Low Risk Implementation in Small and Medium Enterprises
Analysis of Creative Problem Solving Methods
Product Data Reduction: Geometric Models' Parametrization Schemes
Designing a New Automotive Seat Function
Chapter 10: CE in Construction Industry
RISKCIM-Addressing Risk Analysis in the UK Construction Industry
Development of Component Based Integrated Software System for the Design of Building Foundations
An Information System in a Cooperative Building Production Context
Integration of Internet-Oriented Technologies for Co-Operative Applications in Construction Dynamic Virtual Environments
From Manufacturing to Construction: Towards a Common Representation of Process Information: The PSL Approach
A Comparative Review of Concurrent Engineering Readiness Assessment Tools and Models
Issues in Management of Distributed Concurrent Engineering Design in Object-Oriented Databases
Integration Technologies to Support Organisational Changes in the Construction Industry
A Method for Designing Database Schema Using Multi-Context Map-Property Centric Modeling for Discrete Manufacturing System
Process Management in the Interdependent Activities of a Building
Chapter 11: Knowledge-Based Concurrent Engineering
Taking KBE into the Foundry
Knowledge Needs and New Products Development within a Concurrent Engineering Environment
Intelligent Personal/Team Assistant
A Knowledge-Based Enviroment for Modelling and Computer-Aided Process Planning of Rapid Process Manufacturing
Determining Performance with Limited Testing When Reliability and Confidence are Mandated
Chapter 12: CE Perspectives
A Survey of How UK SMEs Use Computer Aided Solid Modelling— And an Outline for Better Implementation
Introducing and Implementing Concurrent Engineering in the Mexican Automobile Industry
A Simulation-Based Framework for the Implementation of Concurrent Engineering
Chapter 13: Training and Education in CE
CSCW in Industry and Education: Transferring Knowledge in Engineering Design
Implementation of a Demonstrator to Illustrate Project Management Techniques within a General Background Engineering Syllabus
Communicative and Cooperative Manufacturing Systems Engineering
Chapter 14: Manufacturing
Automatic Determination of the Configurations of a Mechanical Assembly
On-Line Control Based on Genetic Algorithm for Flexible Manufacturing Systems
Evaluation of Product Development Cycle Cost and Simultaneous Engineering
The Co-Operative Mechanical Design and the Following of the Work-Piece Geometry through the Manufacturing Process, a Software Application in Turning
Chapter 15: Enterprise Engineering Applications
OPAL: An Integration Platform for Concurrent Engineering Environments
Model of Product/Production System Evolutions by Coloured Petri Net
Method for Identifying Work Groups in a Complex Design Process
A Drawing Version Control System for the Japanese Construction Industry
Product Duality in Concurrent Engineering
Chapter 16: Applications in CE
Concurrency in Large Made to Order Products: A Case Study in the Design of Offshore Oil and Gas Production Facilities
Formal Definition of Premises for Concurrent Design Process of Large Complicated Systems and their Consequences
Candidate Piping Routes Generation by Genetic Algorithm
Research on Coordination in Concurrent Engineering
Information Technology Support for the Recycling Problematic
A Common Base for Data and Plans (BCDP)
Chapter 17: Design for Manufacturing Applications
Design for Manufacturing: Laser Beam Welding of Centrifugal Machine Components
The Development of a Software Package to Address Both Product Design and Manufacturing Process Issues
MicroCE: Computer-Aided Support for DFMA Conceptual Design Phase
Author Index