A software platform for constructing model-driven systems for primary data consolidation

Abstract The paper wants to improve the procurement processes for custom-made machineries and components. Indeed, the current methods and software platforms adopted by industries for purchasing machineries do not consider value generated through the entire lifecycle. Furthermore, the purchasing process of custom-made components from external suppliers is often and still characterized by several negotiation activities. This paper wants to improve this context by proposing two approaches to fostering the procurement processes. The first objective is to define an approach for standardizing the method for configuring machineries to be supplied from suppliers and to establish an approach for estimating their costs. The most important benefits of such an approach consist of (i) machinery selection based on the Total Value of Ownership (TVO), and (ii) optimized suppliers’ selection by strengthening relationships between customers and suppliers. The second objective is to define a method and a software platform for managing the procurement phase of custom-made components. The most important benefits of this approach consist of (i) the standardization of procurement policies for custom and standard components, and (ii) the faster budgeting process. Future work consists of defining a reference model for gathering primary data required for TVO computation and defining standard agreements between suppliers and customers.

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Model-driven systems development: an introduction

European Journal of Information Systems ◽

10.1057/palgrave.ejis.3000684 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 16 (4) ◽

pp. 346-348 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Mark Lycett ◽

Esperanza Marcos ◽

Veda Storey

Keyword(s):

Systems Development ◽

Driven Systems ◽

Model Driven

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A Case Study of Ontology-Driven Development of Intelligent Educational Systems

Dynamic Advancements in Teaching and Learning Based Technologies ◽

10.4018/978-1-60960-153-9.ch005 ◽

2011 ◽

pp. 79-94

Author(s):

Gordon Deline ◽

Fuhua Lin ◽

Dunwei Wen ◽

Dragan Gaševic ◽

Kinshuk N/A

Keyword(s):

Software Engineering ◽

Software Development ◽

Ontology Development ◽

Educational Systems ◽

Software Components ◽

Review Of Literature ◽

Driven Systems ◽

Model Driven ◽

Development Methodology

This article presents a case study of ontology-driven development of intelligent educational systems. Following a review of literature related to ontology development, ontology-driven software development, and traditional software engineering, we developed an ontology-driven software development methodology appropriate for intelligent ontology-driven systems which have ontologies as key execution components, such as e-Advisor, and which is biased toward an integration of incremental and iterative ontology development and downstream Model Driven Architecture for development of software components.

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