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TU Dresden – Inst. of Mechanics and Informatics in Civil Engineering Prof. R. Scherer

Towards a Personalized Concurrent Engineering

Internet Services Platform

Raimar J. Scherer,

Technische Universität Dresden Germany, EU

Presentation at ECPPM 2000Lisbon, Portugal, Sept. 2000

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Facts Each engineer participate in different projects the same

time A new virtual enterprise is set up for each project In each virtual enterprise a different client server system

may be applied For each project an engineer needs more knowldwedge

than he permanently do have available

Engineers have to co-ordinate their work across projects Engineers have to know different client server systems Engineers have to procure knowledge for each project Engineers are nevertheless individuals

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Project-centered Virtual Enterprises

- Collaborative work- Cooperative work- Simultaneous engineering- Responsibility- Legal aspects Concurrent Engineering

Project A

Engineer 1

Engineer n


1Definition of worktasks andtheir dependencies

2 Definition of roles and actorsFor each worktask

Co-ordination by Project Management & Workflow System

3 Definition ofpriorities or time

constraints


Worklists are generated for each Actor

Electronic management of worklists with Work Tasks for all users

The worklist extends traditional messaging services (e.g. Email) by additionally maintaining the status and dependencies between items

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client application

layer

process wizardprocess wizard

PtM BrowserPtM Browser

SofiCADSofiCAD

PAULAPAULA

CuFIMSCuFIMS

SoFiPLUSSoFiPLUS

SoFiSTiKSoFiSTiK

E-mailE-mail

document browserdocument browser

GWMGWM

web browserweb browser

TheThe ClientClient – Multi– Multi ServerServer System of ToCEESystem of ToCEE

adapter layer

Application adapter

(IL toolkit, ORB, concad)

Application adapter

(IL toolkit, ORB, concad)

Internet adapter (WWW, Email)Internet adapter (WWW, Email)

EXPRESS adapter

(SPF, SDAI)

EXPRESS adapter

(SPF, SDAI)

informationlogisticservices

CommonRequestBroker

projectdata

structures

ProductModelsProductModels

ProcessModelsProcessModels

Document M.Document M.

thirdpartydata

struct

Regu-lation M.

Regu-lation M.

serverplug-inlayer

Document mgmt. server

Document mgmt. server

Process mgmt. server

Process mgmt. server

Product mgmt. server

Product mgmt. server

Regulation broker

Regulation broker

Conflict mgmt. server

Conflict mgmt. server

ToCEE Framework:ToCEE Framework:common meta-model, common TCP/IP networkcommon meta-model, common TCP/IP network

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Object OrientedObject OrientedModelling FrameworkModelling FrameworkMETA

Model Layer

ToCEE Modelling Framework

Application Model Layer

ASPECTModel Layer

Document Product Others

NEUTRALModel Layer

KERNELLayerModel

IFC

d e v e l o p e d f r o m

ATLAS STEP COMBIESPRIT 7280 ISO 10303 ESPRIT 6609


Information Logistics Request Broker

logical

integration

meta level

instance level

ToCEE multi client - multi server system

physical

distribution

ProductModel Server

ProcessModel Server

DocumentModel Server

Modelling Framework Document Product Others

needsneeds

needsneeds

needsneeds

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Co-ordination

Workflow to support basic communication and co-ordinationnot only on document level, but on product data and

on schema level! Conflict management => Virtual Round Table Contract model => Responsibilty & legal decision making


Sufficent ?

We haveProject-centered

We need additionallyHuman-centered

ENGINEER 1

Project A

Project N

Project A

Engineer 1

Engineer n

NO !

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DASMAS

IOS

PPS

CCS

TOS

RES

ECS

USER

Concurrent Engineering Services Platform- The User’s Gateway to the CE World -

ExchangeableExchangeableToolsTools

ExchangeableExchangeableToolsTools

PersonalizedPersonalizedWork PlaceWork Place

PersonalizedPersonalizedWork PlaceWork Place

Any AbritaryAny AbritaryServer (System)Server (System)

Any AbritaryAny AbritaryServer (System)Server (System)

Plug-inPlug-inTechnologyTechnology




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Objectives of the CESP

Independence Individuality Capability Sustainability Lean

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Independence

The user should be independent of any particular client server system

The services of the CESP should allow the user to attach to any kind of server to map the data from the servers into his unified form to properly organize his multi-project dependent tasks to keep track of proper information flow

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Individuality

The user should be able to carry out his work according to his individual kind of working and his individual, but co-ordinated preference.

The services and tools of the CESP should have individually configurable interfaces an individually adaptable engineering ontology

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Capability

The engineering capabilty of the user should be valuable increased by the services.

The services of the CESP should provide the user with engineering knowledge with code of standards information with market products information with tool application information,which may be for free or to be rented.

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Sustainability

The interfaces configured by user should be long term stable.

The services of the CESP should shield the user from permanently changing CE systems from permanently changing suppliers catalogs the different servers and services offered from external the different analysis tools

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Lean

The user should manage as less as possible data by himself on his personal workspace.

The services of the CESP should allow the user to outsource data storage and management (EDMS, PtDMS) to focus on logistics information to focus on management information to focus on knowledge management

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Concurrent Engineering Services PlatformServices :

DASMAS

IOS

PPS

CCS

TOS

RES

ECS

USER

IOSIOS Interoperability ServicesInteroperability ServicesMASMAS Knowledge Based Model Access ServiceKnowledge Based Model Access ServiceDASDAS Knowledg Based Design Assistance Knowledg Based Design Assistance ServiceServiceCCSCCS Knowledge Based Code Checking ServiceKnowledge Based Code Checking ServiceRESRES Remote User Specialised Rental Eng. ServicesRemote User Specialised Rental Eng. ServicesECSECS Technology Support Tools for e-Commerce ServicesTechnology Support Tools for e-Commerce ServicesTOSTOS Training and Online Human Support ServicesTraining and Online Human Support ServicesPPSPPS Personal Planning and PDM ServicesPersonal Planning and PDM Services

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TUDTUD

CIN

OPB CERFIDCST

ULJAEC

GEOAPI

Project Overview

10 Partners42 Person years3,6 million Euro02/2000 – 04/200227 months

Intelligent Services and Tools for Concurrent Engineering CECEforforISISTT

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Project BProject A

Project C

Project Workflow

Personal Workflow

Cross Project Workflow

Cross Project Coordination

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Cross Project Activity Management

Open Research topics:• Integration of workflow systems• integration of project management systems• development of a multi layer priority system• forecasting based on priorities judged by different invididuals

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