Business Process Management Notations within Business Process ...

by Hans Mercx ... Swimlanes work well in a system-centric process flow, but ... line) have no effect on the sequence flow, but ... text to explain certain processes within the diagram. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/bpm/2006/11/research_notes/TU_BP_HM_11_07_06_1.asp - 20k - 2006-11-07 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?

Use CMMS to Improve PdM Performance

by David Berger ... first step in implementing a data collection system is to ... A run chart plots the sequence of observations with a ... A Pareto diagram is a bar chart that shows the ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/EAM/2004/02/research_notes/TU_CM_XDB_02_19_04_1.asp - 20k - 2004-02-19 Summary: Companies that have moved from a highly reactive environment to a more planned one notice significant improvement. A computer maintenance management system (CMMS) or an enterprise asset management (EAM) is a useful tool to create a planned environment, help build accurate equipment history, and develop c

How to Achieve Lean Manufacturing

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... mapping (VSM), which is a logical diagram of every step ... the value stream that allows for a pull system. ... for both proactive and reactive sequence deliveries, as ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2006/02/research_notes/TU_ER_PJ_02_15_06_1.asp - 23k - 2006-02-15 Summary: Lean manufacturing is a transformational exercise that requires an organization to cast aside long-held beliefs and business processes. The five main steps to achieving lean transition are defining value, mapping the value stream, making the activities flow, responding to customer demand, and continuous

Architecture-Centered Information Systems In The Manufacturing ...

by Glen B. Alleman ... and prose descriptions of the diagram semantics [Larm97]. ... of a variety of system paradigms including ... Telecommunications Union: message Sequence Charts, ITU-T, Z ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ExecutiveView/2002/09/research_notes/GA_EV_GBA_09_11_02_1.asp - 37k - 2002-09-11 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 ste

Architecture-Centered Information Systems In The Manufacturing ...

by Glen B. Alleman ... In many projects, a single diagram is presented to ... The Use Case specifies the sequence of actions, including any variants, that a system can perform ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ExecutiveView/2002/09/research_notes/GA_EV_GBA_09_04_02_1.asp - 53k - 2002-09-04 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

Software Selection: An Approach

by Joseph J. Strub ... As shown on the diagram to the right, the response ... evaluation is in the form a 4-point must system. ... is your preliminary list of vendors and sequence in which ... http:/.../ResearchHighlights/TechnologySelections/2003/06/research_notes/TU_TS_XJS_06_25_03_1.asp - 24k - 2003-06-25 Summary: Selecting package software can have long-term benefits or long-term regrets. To avoid the latter, your approach needs to be sound, logical, and prudent. It also has to be completed in your lifetime. Read about an approach to software selection that helps an organization get to the primary objective of id