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Welcome to the

Web-based Video Workbook

for

The Concurrent Engineering

Video Programs Vol. 17 & 18,

on Video Tapes 17 & 18, or on Digital Video CD-ROMs

for Engineering, Computing and Management Students and Professionals

Written and presented by Dr. Paul G. Ranky and Industrial Contributors, including Mr. R. B. Syme, IBM Storage Products Operations Manager, Mr. Gerry Edgar, Manager, Mr. Chris Skerry, CIM Manager, Mr. Peter Neal and Mr. Mike Moulton, Managers, IBM Havant (UK) Ltd, Mr. Robin Truman, CIM Operations Manager, GPT, Mr. John Foster and Mr. Carlton McD Langton, Industrial Design and Realisation, GPT-GEC Plessey Telecommunications Ltd, Mr. Paul A. Francis, Director, International CIM Consultants, Dr. Allan Parker, Technical Director, Mr. Mark Vaux, Mr. Mark Sealy, Mr. John Halton and Mr. Roy Davis, Managers, Lucas Engineering & Systems Ltd, Mr. Les Pratt, Marketing Manager, Yamazaki Machinery (UK) Ltd, Mr. Geoff Harrington, Director, ISIS Informatics Ltd, Mr. Jim Corlett, BKT Ltd, McDonnell Douglas Information Systems Ltd, ERT Ltd, Hitachi Seiki (UK) Ltd and others.

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This section covers the following:

Tape/Vol. 17:

An Electronic Document Design Expert System Software Demonstration (IBM)
Distributed Tool Management Software Development

Tape/Vol. 18: Concurrent Engineering and Tool Data Management: An ISIS Case Study

Additional reading on Object Oriented Concurrent (hardware and software) Engineering: as a new development, view the free, electronically published R&D journal, ADAM with IT (Advanced Design And Manufacturing with Information Technology) at this web site, as well as enjoy the hotlinks to other web sites via ADAM's WebCorner; both just a click away...

Tape/Vol. 17. Starts Here: An Electronic Document Design Expert System Software Demonstration, Rule Generation and Condition Analysis (IBM)

"DAD" the "intelligent" document management system is further discussed by Mr. Mike Moulton, Manager, IBM UK. Topics in this industrial case study include the following:

Intelligent document handling and information management
An electronic document design expert system (IBM's DAD)
Application software demonstration
Rule generation
Condition analysis
"Actions to be taken" and decision table design example
Error handling and recovery
Program generation
Interactive exercises

When wieving this program, try to imagine that you are a member of the concurrent engineering team. As you can see, there are several different engineering, manufacturing, total quality, information technology/ computing science, marketing, management and other expertise represented in such teams.

The main processes in IBM's DAD Expert System... (A conceptual figure after IBM, explained by Mr. Mike Moulton, IBM).

As interactive team and/or individual exercises discuss the following:

The need of expert systems in EDM (Electronic Document Management)
Document handling and management challenges in the age of intranets adn the Internet

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Distributed Tool Management Software Development

Topics covered by Mr. Geoff Harrington, Director, ISIS Informatics, in this program include the following:

Tool management requirements in a modern factory
Distributed tool management software requirements
Integration challenges between the tool management software and cellular manufacturing
Integration challenges between the tool management software and concurrent engineering
ISIS- Toolware software design aspects and application examples
System integration of design, manufacturing, tool management and some real-time production control aspects
Interactive team and/or individual exercises

When wieving this program, try to imagine that you are a member of the systems engineering/ concurrent engineering team. As you can see, there are several different engineering, manufacturing, total quality, information technology/ computing science, marketing, management and other expertise represented in such teams.

The total system must be engineered... Why Toolware and how does it fit with the rest of software packages?

The main system components of Toolware...

As interactive team and/or individual exercises discuss the following:

Integrated and distributed, versus isolated tool, machine and processes control... What are the benefits and challenges for IT and engineering professionals?
What tool control information is required?
Who are the users? (Think of both machine, as well as human users)
What are the concurrent engineering application areas of distributed tool management? (Think of the important feedback loops from the shopfloor to the design offices, and others)
What are the financial benefits?

(For more on cellular manufacturing and shopfloor control, refer to the "Introduction to Flexible Automation..." multimedia CD-ROMs and Books and Videos on CD-ROM packages).

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Tape/Vol. 18. Starts Here: Concurrent Engineering and Tool Data Management: An ISIS Case Study

Topics presented, with industrial examples, by Mr. Geoff Harrington, Director, ISIS Informatics, include the following:

Concurrent engineering and tool data management requirements analysis
Distributed tool management via OSI networks
Concurrent Engineering and tool management
The application areas of tool management systems
Technology databases and Concurrent Engineering
ISIS-Toolware expert level tool crib and attendant menu
Report menu
Stock control
Tool tracking, kitting, tool life and tool history data management with industrial case studies
Interactive team and/or individual exercises.

When wieving this program, try to imagine that you are a member of the concurrent engineering team. As you can see, there are several different engineering, manufacturing, total quality, information technology, marketing and other expertise represented in such teams.

As an interactive exercise, discuss tool management information handling in the CE/ CIM context (Concurrent Engineering/ Computer Integrated Manufacturing):

What information needs to be shared?
What are the CE application sareas?
How can we interchange information?
How can we manage the interchanged information?

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The simplified view of the ISIS tool management software objects, classes (and some processes) as organized into various menus...

As interactive team and/or individual exercises discuss the following:

Tool kitting... why? ... and how to handle this in the tol management software?
Report generation and who are the users of such tooling reports?
What are the overall communication requirements for distributed tool management in a CE network?

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