Ebook: Global Engineering, Manufacturing and Enterprise Networks: IFIP TC5 WG5.3/5.7/5.12 Fourth International Working Conference on the Design of Information Infrastructure Systems for Manufacturing (DIISM 2000). November 15–17, 2000, Melbourne, Victoria, Austr

The availability of effective global communication facilities in the last decade has changed the business goals of many manufacturing enterprises. They need to remain competitive by developing products and processes which are specific to individual requirements, completely packaged and manufactured globally. Networks of enterprises are formed to operate across time and space with world-wide distributed functions such as manufacturing, sales, customer support, engineering, quality assurance, supply chain management and so on. Research and technology development need to address architectures, methodologies, models and tools supporting intra- and inter-enterprise operation and management. Throughout the life cycle of products and enterprises there is the requirement to transform information sourced from globally distributed offices and partners into knowledge for decision and action. Building on the success of previous DrrSM conferences (Tokyo 1993, Eindhoven 1996, Fort Worth 1998), the fourth International Conference on Design of Information Infrastructure Systems for Manufacturing (DrrSM 2000) aims to: • Establish and manage the dynamics of virtual enterprises, define the information system requirements and develop solutions; • Develop and deploy information management in multi-cultural systems with universal applicability of the proposed architecture and solutions; • Develop enterprise integration architectures, methodologies and information infrastructure support for reconfigurable enterprises; • Explore information transformation into knowledge for decision and action by machine and skilful people; These objectives reflect changes of the business processes due to advancements of information and communication technologies (ICT) in the last couple of years.

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This state-of-the-art text is a collection of the effort of experts in the modelling, design and development of information infrastructures for global enterprises and networks working together in an active forum. The problems in establishing and managing the dynamics of inter- and intra-enterprises in the present day fast-changing global operating manufacturing scenario requires universal applicability of enterprise integration architectures, methodologies and information infrastructure support. New requirements are emerging due to advancements in information and telecommunication technologies. In particular, the capability of information infrastructure and intelligent manufacturing systems to capture and transform information in globally distributed enterprise networks into knowledge for decision and action by machine and skilful people is becoming increasingly important for the success of virtual enterprises. These issues are thoroughly discussed in this book under the fields of:

• Virtual enterprises;
• Modelling and analysis of virtual enterprises;
• Supply chain management;
• e-Commerce and e-Service;
• Product development and life cycle management;
• Knowledge management;
• Information technologies for manufacturing, and;
• Computer integrated manufacturing.

This valuable new book will be essential reading and reference for researchers, engineers and managers at all levels involved in the present day business models of virtual enterprises and manufacturing networks. It is also a comprehensive text for students on enterprise integration, modelling methodologies and applications of information and telecommunication technologies.

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This state-of-the-art text is a collection of the effort of experts in the modelling, design and development of information infrastructures for global enterprises and networks working together in an active forum. The problems in establishing and managing the dynamics of inter- and intra-enterprises in the present day fast-changing global operating manufacturing scenario requires universal applicability of enterprise integration architectures, methodologies and information infrastructure support. New requirements are emerging due to advancements in information and telecommunication technologies. In particular, the capability of information infrastructure and intelligent manufacturing systems to capture and transform information in globally distributed enterprise networks into knowledge for decision and action by machine and skilful people is becoming increasingly important for the success of virtual enterprises. These issues are thoroughly discussed in this book under the fields of:

• Virtual enterprises;
• Modelling and analysis of virtual enterprises;
• Supply chain management;
• e-Commerce and e-Service;
• Product development and life cycle management;
• Knowledge management;
• Information technologies for manufacturing, and;
• Computer integrated manufacturing.

This valuable new book will be essential reading and reference for researchers, engineers and managers at all levels involved in the present day business models of virtual enterprises and manufacturing networks. It is also a comprehensive text for students on enterprise integration, modelling methodologies and applications of information and telecommunication technologies.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xv
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Accessing Corporate Memory — Some Knowledge Structure Concepts....Pages 2-16
Front Matter....Pages 17-17
Virtual Enterprise Architecture and its Supporting Methods/Tools for Managing Supply Chain System Life Cycle....Pages 18-25
Flexible Infrastructure for Virtual Enterprises....Pages 26-37
Assessing Ability to Execute in Virtual Enterprises....Pages 38-45
Project-specific Process Configuration in Virtual Enterprises....Pages 46-53
Functional Requirements for Inter-enterprise Intranet Services....Pages 54-60
The Architecture of an Internet-based Virtual Industrial Community....Pages 61-65
From Single Enterprises to Complementary Networks....Pages 66-73
Front Matter....Pages 74-74
Use of GERAM as Basis for a Virtual Enterprise Framework Model....Pages 75-82
The Component-oriented Approach towards Complex Product Development....Pages 83-94
Supporting Partner Selection for Virtual Enterprises....Pages 95-102
Specifying Interactions in Integrated Manufacturing Systems....Pages 103-110
Modelling Semiosis of Design....Pages 111-118
Modelling for Designing, Managing and Improving Virtual Enterprises in One-of-a-kind Business....Pages 119-127
An Adaptive Process Management System (APMS)....Pages 128-136
Modelling Requirements for Self-integrating Manufacturing Systems....Pages 137-144
Front Matter....Pages 145-145
Ergonomic Concerns in Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Systems and Its Implementations....Pages 146-155
Low-cost System for Supply Chain Management....Pages 156-163
A Booking Type Production System as a Collaboration Method for Virtual Enterprises....Pages 164-172
Collaborative Design Procedure for Supply Chain Process Integration Using UML....Pages 173-180
Front Matter....Pages 145-145
Agent-based Architecture for Flexible Lean Cell Design, Analysis and Evaluation....Pages 181-188
Supply Chain Business System Reference Model: A Business Process Description Using IDEF0....Pages 189-196
Front Matter....Pages 197-197
B2B E-Commerce Infrastructure Using Agents and Standards — A Potential Impact Analysis and Architecture....Pages 198-205
A Web-based Bidding Workbench for Global Manufacturing....Pages 206-211
Web-based maintenance manual with three-dimensional simulation model....Pages 212-219
e-Service for Complex Technical Products - a New Approach for Supporting Life-cycle Services....Pages 220-227
Automated Management of Quality Control System for Network Enterprise....Pages 228-235
Neo-kaizen Applications on the Generic Operations Support and Renewal....Pages 236-243
Front Matter....Pages 244-244
Towards Information and Knowledge in Product Realization Infrastructures....Pages 245-254
Requirements on Product Information Management in the Sales and Service Life-cycle Phases of a Plant....Pages 255-263
A VR-based CAD System....Pages 264-274
Dependencies Between Design Product Models and Simulation Models....Pages 275-282
A Manufacturing Information Infrastructure to Link Team Based Design to Global Manufacture....Pages 283-290
Non-destructive Tracing of a Product Life Cycle Through Geometry Extraction from Radiographs....Pages 291-297
Planning for Manufacturing — Managing Connective Designs and Asymmetric Designer Knowledge in Product Consortia....Pages 298-305
Product Modelling and Rationale Capture in Design Process....Pages 306-312
Agent Design for LCC Information Gathering....Pages 313-321
Information Technology and Telecommunication Infrastructure: Network Applications for Hong Kong Business and Service....Pages 322-330
Front Matter....Pages 331-331
Background and Foreground Knowledge in knowledge management....Pages 332-339
Standardised Model Data Exchange for Dispersed Systems Engineering Design Teams....Pages 340-351
Front Matter....Pages 331-331
Knowledge Creation at FORTUM Engineering....Pages 352-359
Formal Ontology for Participative Simulation....Pages 360-369
Managing Technical Documentation for Large Defence Projects: Engineering Corporate Knowledge....Pages 370-378
AGORA: An Integrated Knowledge Management Environment....Pages 379-386
Front Matter....Pages 387-387
A Multi-agent Based Information Infrastructure for Manufacturing....Pages 388-395
A Cost Estimation Tool Integrated into FIPER....Pages 396-402
Collaboration and Application Integration: Distributed Design with Virtual CAD....Pages 403-410
World Wide Web Adapted Geometric Model in the Context of Functional Design....Pages 411-418
Moving XML to a Manufacturing Enterprise....Pages 419-428
Manufacturing Enterprise Integration Using Simulation Software to Coordinate Budget Planning....Pages 429-436
Front Matter....Pages 437-437
An Expert System for Plasma Cutting Process Quality Prediction and Optimal Parameter Suggestion....Pages 438-445
A Computation and Control Architecture of Virtual Manufacturing Shop....Pages 446-454
Managing the Flow of Information on the Factory Floor....Pages 455-462
Holonic Architecture for Shop-floor Control....Pages 463-471
Software Technology for Design System Integration....Pages 472-479
Agility Through Design — The Holonic Multi-cell Control System (HoMuCS) Architecture....Pages 480-487
Implementation of a Layer Structured Control System on the ‘Glue Logic’....Pages 488-496

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This state-of-the-art text is a collection of the effort of experts in the modelling, design and development of information infrastructures for global enterprises and networks working together in an active forum. The problems in establishing and managing the dynamics of inter- and intra-enterprises in the present day fast-changing global operating manufacturing scenario requires universal applicability of enterprise integration architectures, methodologies and information infrastructure support. New requirements are emerging due to advancements in information and telecommunication technologies. In particular, the capability of information infrastructure and intelligent manufacturing systems to capture and transform information in globally distributed enterprise networks into knowledge for decision and action by machine and skilful people is becoming increasingly important for the success of virtual enterprises. These issues are thoroughly discussed in this book under the fields of:

• Virtual enterprises;
• Modelling and analysis of virtual enterprises;
• Supply chain management;
• e-Commerce and e-Service;
• Product development and life cycle management;
• Knowledge management;
• Information technologies for manufacturing, and;
• Computer integrated manufacturing.

This valuable new book will be essential reading and reference for researchers, engineers and managers at all levels involved in the present day business models of virtual enterprises and manufacturing networks. It is also a comprehensive text for students on enterprise integration, modelling methodologies and applications of information and telecommunication technologies.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xv
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Accessing Corporate Memory — Some Knowledge Structure Concepts....Pages 2-16
Front Matter....Pages 17-17
Virtual Enterprise Architecture and its Supporting Methods/Tools for Managing Supply Chain System Life Cycle....Pages 18-25
Flexible Infrastructure for Virtual Enterprises....Pages 26-37
Assessing Ability to Execute in Virtual Enterprises....Pages 38-45
Project-specific Process Configuration in Virtual Enterprises....Pages 46-53
Functional Requirements for Inter-enterprise Intranet Services....Pages 54-60
The Architecture of an Internet-based Virtual Industrial Community....Pages 61-65
From Single Enterprises to Complementary Networks....Pages 66-73
Front Matter....Pages 74-74
Use of GERAM as Basis for a Virtual Enterprise Framework Model....Pages 75-82
The Component-oriented Approach towards Complex Product Development....Pages 83-94
Supporting Partner Selection for Virtual Enterprises....Pages 95-102
Specifying Interactions in Integrated Manufacturing Systems....Pages 103-110
Modelling Semiosis of Design....Pages 111-118
Modelling for Designing, Managing and Improving Virtual Enterprises in One-of-a-kind Business....Pages 119-127
An Adaptive Process Management System (APMS)....Pages 128-136
Modelling Requirements for Self-integrating Manufacturing Systems....Pages 137-144
Front Matter....Pages 145-145
Ergonomic Concerns in Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Systems and Its Implementations....Pages 146-155
Low-cost System for Supply Chain Management....Pages 156-163
A Booking Type Production System as a Collaboration Method for Virtual Enterprises....Pages 164-172
Collaborative Design Procedure for Supply Chain Process Integration Using UML....Pages 173-180
Front Matter....Pages 145-145
Agent-based Architecture for Flexible Lean Cell Design, Analysis and Evaluation....Pages 181-188
Supply Chain Business System Reference Model: A Business Process Description Using IDEF0....Pages 189-196
Front Matter....Pages 197-197
B2B E-Commerce Infrastructure Using Agents and Standards — A Potential Impact Analysis and Architecture....Pages 198-205
A Web-based Bidding Workbench for Global Manufacturing....Pages 206-211
Web-based maintenance manual with three-dimensional simulation model....Pages 212-219
e-Service for Complex Technical Products - a New Approach for Supporting Life-cycle Services....Pages 220-227
Automated Management of Quality Control System for Network Enterprise....Pages 228-235
Neo-kaizen Applications on the Generic Operations Support and Renewal....Pages 236-243
Front Matter....Pages 244-244
Towards Information and Knowledge in Product Realization Infrastructures....Pages 245-254
Requirements on Product Information Management in the Sales and Service Life-cycle Phases of a Plant....Pages 255-263
A VR-based CAD System....Pages 264-274
Dependencies Between Design Product Models and Simulation Models....Pages 275-282
A Manufacturing Information Infrastructure to Link Team Based Design to Global Manufacture....Pages 283-290
Non-destructive Tracing of a Product Life Cycle Through Geometry Extraction from Radiographs....Pages 291-297
Planning for Manufacturing — Managing Connective Designs and Asymmetric Designer Knowledge in Product Consortia....Pages 298-305
Product Modelling and Rationale Capture in Design Process....Pages 306-312
Agent Design for LCC Information Gathering....Pages 313-321
Information Technology and Telecommunication Infrastructure: Network Applications for Hong Kong Business and Service....Pages 322-330
Front Matter....Pages 331-331
Background and Foreground Knowledge in knowledge management....Pages 332-339
Standardised Model Data Exchange for Dispersed Systems Engineering Design Teams....Pages 340-351
Front Matter....Pages 331-331
Knowledge Creation at FORTUM Engineering....Pages 352-359
Formal Ontology for Participative Simulation....Pages 360-369
Managing Technical Documentation for Large Defence Projects: Engineering Corporate Knowledge....Pages 370-378
AGORA: An Integrated Knowledge Management Environment....Pages 379-386
Front Matter....Pages 387-387
A Multi-agent Based Information Infrastructure for Manufacturing....Pages 388-395
A Cost Estimation Tool Integrated into FIPER....Pages 396-402
Collaboration and Application Integration: Distributed Design with Virtual CAD....Pages 403-410
World Wide Web Adapted Geometric Model in the Context of Functional Design....Pages 411-418
Moving XML to a Manufacturing Enterprise....Pages 419-428
Manufacturing Enterprise Integration Using Simulation Software to Coordinate Budget Planning....Pages 429-436
Front Matter....Pages 437-437
An Expert System for Plasma Cutting Process Quality Prediction and Optimal Parameter Suggestion....Pages 438-445
A Computation and Control Architecture of Virtual Manufacturing Shop....Pages 446-454
Managing the Flow of Information on the Factory Floor....Pages 455-462
Holonic Architecture for Shop-floor Control....Pages 463-471
Software Technology for Design System Integration....Pages 472-479
Agility Through Design — The Holonic Multi-cell Control System (HoMuCS) Architecture....Pages 480-487
Implementation of a Layer Structured Control System on the ‘Glue Logic’....Pages 488-496
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