BM_VE Architecture Reference Model for Concurrent Engineering

2011 ◽  
pp. 74-81
Author(s):  
Antonio José Caulliraux Pithon ◽  
Goran D. Putnik
Keyword(s):  
Concurrent Engineering ◽  
Work Teams ◽  
Reference Model ◽  
Work Groups ◽  
Virtual Enterprise ◽  
Work Organization ◽  
Geographic Location ◽  
Cooperative Work ◽  
New Organizational Forms ◽  
Product And Process

To support the requirements for the new organizational forms of enterprises, the cooperative work and work groups approach has appeared. Cooperative work may be defined as one where a group of people, physically separated or not, articulate the accomplishment of a common task in a synchronous or asynchronous form. In order to cooperate, a previous agreement should be considered. All should be committed to work to reach a common objective (Borges, 1995). It is supposed that the agility, that is, dynamics, with which these work groups may be created and reconfigured, makes it possible to use the best “resources,” the (best) individuals capable to add value to one defined task, independently of their (the individuals’) (geographic) location and, consequently, contribute to the product and process quality. In that sense, it is supposed that application of virtual enterprise (VE) organizational principles contributes to the agility of the work teams, that is, to the concurrent engineering (CE) work teams, or team work, organization.

scholarly journals BM_Virtual Enterprise Architecture Reference Model for Concurrent Engineering: An experiment

2009 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Antonio José Caulliraux Pithon ◽  
Goran D. Putnik
Keyword(s):  
Product Quality ◽  
Concurrent Engineering ◽  
Enterprise Architecture ◽  
Reference Model ◽  
Virtual Enterprise ◽  
Work Organization ◽  
Virtual Team ◽  
Team Work ◽  
Quality Aspects ◽  
Organizational Principles

In order to test the potential of Virtual Enterprise (VE) organizational principles for Concurrent Engineering (CE) team work organization, an experiment applying the BM_Virtual Enterprise Architecture Reference Model (BM_VEARM) is organized. Three CE teams are asked to create a web site. The teams have been organized as follows: 1) CE distributed team (virtual team according to literature); 2) CE agile team (agile organization according to BM_VEARM) and 3) CE virtual team (virtual organization according to BM_VEARM), in order to complete the required task. The main objective of the experiment is to show that the three organization models of CE teams work effectively, and analyse the performance according to previously defined criteria. In this paper the results in terms of product quality are presented. The experiment has shown that better product quality, for the product quality aspects analysed, is achieved in cases when VE organization is applied.

Employee Age and Perceptions of Work in Self-Managing and Traditional Work Groups

1996 ◽  
Vol 42 (4) ◽  
pp. 291-312 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bert Hayslip ◽  
Carolyn Miller ◽  
Michael M. Beyerlein ◽  
Douglas Johnson ◽  
William Metheny ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Group Performance ◽  
Work Teams ◽  
Work Groups ◽  
Job Attitudes ◽  
Joint Effect ◽  
Work Design ◽  
Older Employees ◽  
Traditional Work ◽  
The Impact

Self-managing work groups are a form of work design in which employees take responsibility for the group's tasks and have discretion over decisions which impact group performance. To explore the impact of age and work teams on job attitudes, data from 477 employees suggested that self-managed work group members differed from traditional job holders regarding perceived general job satisfaction, perceived control by supervisors, as well as a number of specific dimensions of the work environment. Moreover, while there was evidence of an age effect on attitudes toward supervisory control, there was no joint effect of age by work design on job attitudes, i.e., one's perceived general job satisfaction. Older employees who were members of self-managed work groups were however, more impacted by this form of work design in reporting more positive perceptions of their access to information essential to the performance of their work. These findings suggest that an “older” work force should not be considered a barrier to implementing a work teams approach to job design.

Concurrent Engineering Design of Sheet Stamping by Using an Inverse FE Approach

1997 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shiyong Yang ◽  
Kikuo Nezu
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Concurrent Engineering ◽  
Process Simulation ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Sheet Forming ◽  
Design Stage ◽  
Forming Process ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Preliminary Design Stage ◽  
Product And Process

Abstract An inverse finite element (FE) algorithm is proposed for sheet forming process simulation. With the inverse finite element analysis (FEA) program developed, a new method for concurrent engineering (CE) design for sheet metal forming product and process is proposed. After the product geometry is defined by using parametric patches, the input models for process simulation can be created without the necessity to define the initial blank and the geometry of tools, thus simplifying the design process and facilitating the designer to look into the formability and quality of the product being designed at preliminary design stage. With resort to a commercially available software, P3/PATRAN, arbitrarily three-dimensional product can be designed for manufacturability for sheet forming process by following the procedures given.

Market of Resources

2010 ◽  
pp. 891-898 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Manuela Cunha ◽  
Goran D. Putnik
Keyword(s):  
Enterprise Architecture ◽  
Reference Model ◽  
Virtual Enterprise ◽  
Organizational Model ◽  
Enterprise Integration ◽  
Dynamically Reconfigurable ◽  
Main Requirement ◽  
Business Alignment ◽  
Monitoring And Enforcement ◽  
High Dynamics

Partners search and negotiation, selection, establishment of contracts, virtual enterprise integration, monitoring and enforcement of contracts, and so forth are complex and risky activities required by the virtual enterprise (VE) model. The need to keep a close alignment with the market environment in permanent change implies the high dynamics of the organizations’ structure reconfigurability, introducing a new concept of dynamically reconfigurable global networked structures, traduced by the agile/virtual enterprise (A/VE) organizational model. In the BM_virtual enterprise architecture reference model, Putnik (2001) presents “fast adaptability” or “fast reconfigurability” as the main enabler of business alignment and the main requirement for competitiveness.

The Impact of Technology on Cooperative Work Groups

1998 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 40-46 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mike S. Raisinghani ◽  
Narender K. Ramarapu ◽  
Mark G. Simkin
Keyword(s):  
Work Groups ◽  
Cooperative Work ◽  
Impact Of Technology ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals Use of Knowledge-Based Engineering in Compressor Rotor Design

1995 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Marra
Keyword(s):  
Design Process ◽  
Concurrent Engineering ◽  
Synergistic Effects ◽  
General Description ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
Compressor Rotor ◽  
Product And Process Knowledge ◽  
Knowledge Based Engineering ◽  
Product And Process ◽  
Use Of Knowledge

Competitive pressures are forcing manufacturers of turbine engines to reduce product development times, minimize design iterations, and react rapidly to changing markets and customers. Concurrent Engineering replaces the traditional sequential design process with parallel efforts in multiple disciplines, increasing product quality while reducing leadtime. Knowledge-Based Engineering captures product and process knowledge contained in the “corporate memory” to enhance and accelerate the design process. Linking the two together provides a wide variety of synergistic effects not separately available. In this paper a general description of the process used to create a Knowledge Based Engineering (KBE) System capable of Concurrent Engineering (CE) will be presented, along with selected results. The summary discusses use of the system created to pursue real world design problems.

An Approach to Integrate Product and Process Design Using Augmented Liaison Diagram, Assembly Sequencing, and Assembly Line Balancing

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-24
Author(s):  
Shun Takai
Keyword(s):  
Sensitivity Analysis ◽  
Process Design ◽  
Concurrent Engineering ◽  
Assembly Line ◽  
Assembly Line Balancing ◽  
Line Balancing ◽  
Assembly Sequences ◽  
Product And Process ◽  
Assembly Tasks ◽  
Line Design

Abstract Concurrent engineering is a product development approach in which engineers simultaneously design products and processes to improve customer satisfaction, enhance product quality, and reduce product costs. While various design methodologies have been proposed to support concurrent engineering, development of a systematic methodology that comprehensively integrates product and process design is still an ongoing research need. Traditional DFA has been extended to concurrently design subassemblies and assembly sequences; however, the optimum assembly sequence depends on the efficiency of the assembly line and how assembly tasks are assigned to workstations without causing extensive idle time. This study extends past approaches in the concurrent design of products and processes by integrating assembly line balancing, assembly line design, and sensitivity analysis of assembly line design in addition to assembly line sequencing. In particular, this study proposes an approach to simultaneously designing products and processes by integrating 1) a liaison diagram augmented with additional information on the type of liaisons (e.g., screw fixing, snap fitting, or contacting) to find stable subassemblies and corresponding assembly tasks, 2) assembly sequencing to generate all feasible assembly sequences that satisfy requirements for stable subassembly, 3) assembly line balancing to identify all possible assignments of tasks to workstations and to find corresponding cycle times and utilization, 4) assembly line designs that include the types and number of assembly lines for each product design, and 5) sensitivity analysis to evaluate the robustness of the assembly line design.

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