Architecture-Centered Information Systems In The Manufacturing ...

by Glen B. Alleman ... Development - the organization of the software components and the ... diagrams [Rumb91], message sequence diagrams [ITU94], data flow diagrams [DeMarc79], as ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ExecutiveView/2002/09/research_notes/GA_EV_GBA_09_04_02_1.asp - 52k Summary: Architecture bridges the semantic gap between the requirements and software. Application software systems must be architected in order to deal with the current and future needs of the business organization. Managing software projects using architecture-centered methodologies must be an intentional step

Business Process Management Notations within Business Process ...

by Hans Mercx ... Data objects explains how data is used or required for ... manufacturing definition languages (IDEF), activity decision flow (ADF) diagrams, RosettaNet, and ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/bpm/2006/11/research_notes/TU_BP_HM_11_07_06_1.asp - 20k Summary: Business process management notation (BPMN) is an initiative to increase standardization within process modeling. What are the principles of BPMN, and what is the value of BPMN to vendors and organizations using business process modeling?

Maintenance Software--How to Negotiate Successful Contracts with ...

by David Berger ... but not limited to—specifications, flow charts, diagrams, and user manuals ... Other deliverables include documentation, hardware, data conversion services ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/EAM/2004/02/research_notes/EN_CM_XDB_02_25_04_1.asp - 14k Summary: When negotiating a contract with a computer maintenance management system (CMMS) vendor the guiding principals and definition of the project must first be determined. Deliverables, pricing options, payment terms, continuance, product and service quality, and liabilities are additional areas that must be

ERP Plus and Beyond

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... of sales outstanding (DSO), cash flow, customer service ... is a best practices business knowledge data repository that ... Workflow diagrams describe who does what and ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2005/12/research_notes/PN_ER_PJ_12_15_05_1.asp - 26k Summary: ERP Plus provides tools that metal fabricators need to streamline their quoting, order entry, inventory control, production, labor collection, shipping, and invoicing processes.

Bizitor

... Verb Analysis through a data driven interface 2 ... Reports in a typical Software Development and ... to represent hierarchies, UML diagrams, Flow Charts, Electrical ... http://www.technologyevaluation.com/showcases/technology-Directory/D/15082/Bizitor.html - 6k - 2008-09-01

MRO and Spare Parts Management Considerations

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... every part (within part lists and diagrams) on a ... Also, the operational flow of an MRO business is ... capability to be linked to "illustrative data" or drawings ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2005/01/research_notes/TU_ER_PJ_01_11_05_1.asp - 19k Summary: The need for better service parts management is finally gaining top-level management attention in many aerospace and defense (A&D) and like complex manufacturing companies, since excessive carrying costs and obsolescence losses are being recognized as an unexploited opportunity for savings and a better b

Requirement Traceability—A Tester's Approach

by Neha Grover ... the root cause (using Pareto analysis, brainstorming, or Ishikawa diagrams). ... and every stage, and prevents loss of data. ... the importance of RTM in process flow. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/PLM/2007/04/research_notes/TU_PL_XNG_04_30_07_1.asp - 17k Summary: The value of a requirement traceability matrix is in its ability to track and monitor each requirement to be incorporated into the customer's product throughout the entire process of product development, and to detect defects at the earliest stage possible.

Business Process Management: How to Orchestrate Your Business

by Hans Mercx ... are added to the diagrams to create a documented ... such as routine decisions, transfer of data or forms etc ... a smooth ,end-to-end, enterprise-wide flow of business ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/bpm/2005/07/research_notes/MI_BA_HM_07_09_05_1.asp - 21k Summary: Business process management (BPM), having evolved over the past fifteen years, has finally reached a level of maturity where vendors are now abolishing functional silos to allow the enterprise-wide flow of business processes. It replaces the old, manual system of coordinating activities in a company and

Robust Systems are Built from the Bottom Up

by J. Dowling ... How do transactions flow? ... It consists of the communication networks, processing servers, data storage and ... Use high-level diagrams to show how customers and ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ExecutiveView/2000/04/research_notes/MI_EV_JFD_04_00_1.asp - 13k Summary: Information technology infrastructure takes a back seat to applications investments for lack of a cost justification method. However, the infrastructure systems are breaking down in public; bringing significant attention to an issue that has been set aside far too long.

Computerized Maintenance Management Systems: A Tutorial Part One ...

by Joseph J. Strub ... allow you to store technical diagrams, schematics, vendor ... range – temperature, pressure, and flow rates. ... Through this automated data collection mechanism, we ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2003/07/research_notes/TU_ER_XJS_07_07_03_1.asp - 15k Summary: Companies are looking for more areas to squeeze savings out of operations. One such area that may be fertile ground to explore is equipment maintenance. The class of software that can help to cultivate these savings is computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS). This article discusses the basics