UP-to-date paradigms of technical information management second part Prof. George L. KOVÁCS SZTAKI - CIM Research Laboratory BME - Dept. of Production Informatics [email protected]
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UP-to-date paradigms of technical information management second
part Prof. George L. KOVCS SZTAKI - CIM Research Laboratory BME -
Dept. of Production Informatics [email protected]
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2 Content - related topics/1 Production networks large, real,
classical enterprise virtual enterprise - extended enterprise SME:
Small and Medium Enterprises Network of enterprises - computer
networks - integration Distributed software - distributed
processing Distributed design - distributed manufacturing
Internet-intranet-infranet-www Control - Management Life-cycle
engineering manufacturing-assembly-operation-maintenance-
disassembly-reuse-recycling
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3 Content - related topics/2 Modeling network model - process
model - product model Simulation (in every possible phase) active -
passive Design/Planning centralized planning - local planning
technology planning - scheduling WM: Workflow Management SCM:
Supply Chain Management ERP: Enterprise Resource Planning DSS:
Decision Support Systems
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4 Related, finished EU Projects EPSYLON (ESPRIT No. 25359,
1997-2000) : Enhanced Process Modelling System for Lean Operations
Management manufacturing-assembly-operation-maintenance-
disassembly-reuse-recycling PLENT (ESPRIT No. 20723, 1996-1998):
Planning Small and Medium Size Enterprises FLUENT (ESPRIT No.
29088, 1998-2001): Flow-oriented Logistics Upgrade for Enterprise
Networks WHALES (EU Fifth FW No. IST-1999-12538, 2000-2002):
Web-linking Heterogeneous Applications for Large-Scale Engineering
and Services
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6 PLENT: Planning Small and Medium Size Enterprises Italy
DemoCenter (R&D) - co-ordinator Gruppo Formula (sw-house) Axial
Pump (industry), Oil-Control (industry) Greece ITCC (R&D), ILME
(garment trading) Spain TEKNIKER (R&D), DONOBAT (industry),
SORALUCE (industry) Hungary MTA SZTAKI (R&D), VARIHOLD
(industry, trading)
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7 PLENT ARCHITECTURE
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8 PLENT basic features Distributed planning system for SMEs
Based on a specific virtual enterprise concept From the
organisational point of view: closed network of SMEs The PLENT
network looks like a big enterprise from the external world All
participating SMEs keep their original characteristics Modular
software architecture coordinator, local planner and evaluator
Internet-based communication workflow manager personal (node)
manager A general network and planner model for different fields of
th economy
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9 PLENT - Hungarian experiment
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10 PLENT - ISLAND: Hungarian PLENT experiment
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11 Goals of the PLENT experiments Investigation of the networks
operation within specific (agricultural) conditions management of
uncertain situations re-design management of losses Testing the
PLENT software Testing the possible tailoring-personalization of
the software (for the future) High level acceptance and application
of the software
14 PLENT results Co-operating SME-s working as extended/virtual
enterprise: in Italy, Spain, and in Hungary Measurement of the
effectiveness: bonus/malus system - to assist the co-ordinator in
workload distribution Common features of agricultural and
industrial production
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15 SZTAKI CIMLab in PLENT Common proposal and design Industrial
partners involvement Individual software testing The resulting
PLENT software of the consortium was improved due to our tests and
feed-backs Requirements for tailoring were defined High level
knowledge and operation of the PLENT software Specific, high level
demonstration environment
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24 FLUENT ARCHITECTURE
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25 FLUENT supply network model
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26 FLUENT results & conclusions Modeling of network and of
product and production Integration of existing tools Connections
with ERP (Baan, SAP, etc.) and with EDI Supply chain and active
flow control Decision Support tools Transparency for manufacturing
with the customer and supplier Every node is a web server
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27 SZTAKI CIMLab in FLUENT Common proposal preparation
Industrial partners involvement Common design Individual and common
software testing Software design and manufacturing EDI interface -
for those who do not use ERP (no Baan or SAP or similar)
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28 WHALES: Web-linking Heterogeneous Applications for
Large-Scale Engineering and Services Italy: Gruppo Formula
(sw-house) - co-ordinator Fata (industry, wood-manufacturing
machines) Torvergata (University, Roma) Portugal: Fordesi (R&D)
LISNAVE (industry, shipyard) Germany: BIBA Bremen (university) Metz
(industry, fire-fighting vehicles) Hungary: MTA SZTAKI (R&D)
MTSystem (industry, system-integrator)
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29 Abstract The objective is to provide a web-based, software
supported planning and management infrastructure for complex,
distributed organizations working on large scale engineering
projects with huge investments in both materials and human
resources and by concurrent, disparate activities manufacturing,
design and services as well. These projects are carried out by more
organizations, or at least several, distributed parts of one large
organization are involved. A large prime contractor (with adequate
know-how, references and financial resources) outsources specific
components and services to smaller firms through sub-contracting.
This way SMEs are involved, too.
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30 Objective To provide a planning and management
infrastructure for distributed organisations working on large scale
projects, characterised by huge investments in both materials and
human resources and by concurrent, disparate activities:
manufacturing, design and services as well. Filling gaps between
existing applications: Project Planning, ERP / SCM, HR Objective To
provide a planning and management infrastructure for distributed
organisations working on large scale projects, characterised by
huge investments in both materials and human resources and by
concurrent, disparate activities: manufacturing, design and
services as well. Filling gaps between existing applications:
Project Planning, ERP / SCM, HR EU 4th Framework Project 9 partners
from Italy, Portugal, Germany, Hungary Developers, consultants and
research institutes 4 users from different business sectors (plant
engineering, ship building, system integration, one- of-a-kind
manufacturing )
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31 Whales context Complex projects Significant duration and
resources usage Splitted into activities with temporal constraints
(milestone, critical path) Distributed organisation Temporary,
goal-oriented, inter-company structure (Virtual Enterprise)
Geographically distributed (plants, construction sites, mobile
users,..) One-of-a-kind production model Engineering, contract
manufacturing, services, construction,.. Non-repetitive products
and processes (or only partially so) High risk due to contingent
factors Unexpected events or plan deviations Strong dependencies
between activities (propagation of problems) Uncertainty on budgets
and profit margins
33 Results (i) More reliable project plans and budgets Detailed
model of project activities and requirements (human resources,
materials, equipment, subcontracting) Updated and consistent view
on available resources, by aggregating and harmonising data from
heterogeneous applications and different domains Identification and
comparison of alternative solutions Bid-preparation support
(delivery terms, profitability,..) Monitoring and costs/risks
assessment On-line access to activities progress, cost and
resources utilisation data at all project sites Real-time
notification of events and alert conditions Impact evaluation for
deviations, in terms of delays and changes on downstream
activities
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34 Results (ii) Improved management of contingent factors
Pro-active analysis of risk factors, both deterministic (no slack
or resource margins) and casual Re-planning to face deviations,
with impact verification and solutions comparison Re-alignment of
plans and budgets for the involved project units, with
change-tracking mechanism for revisions evaluation Higher
flexibility and efficiency Quick response to customer requests,
considering the appropriate resources and skills at all project
sites Better exploitation of the network potential, by describing
its resources, competencies and operating processes Speed up and
automate information flows along the project lifecycle, crossing
companies and organisational unit boundaries
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35 Inspiring principles (i) Unified and generalised project
model Activities of different kind, roles, competencies, resources,
physical goods,.. Applicable to different business sectors
(industry, services, IT) Distributed organisation structure
(Project Network) Independent of the individual company
organisation hierarchy Decentralised units, connected by
configurable links Common working environment Integration and
publication of data managed by the different units Update and
visibility rights based on unit and role played in the project
Process automation (Workflow) Web-based architecture
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36 Inspiring principles (ii) Decision support for the entire
project lifecycle Planning and Budgeting Monitoring and Revenue
Analysis Integrate with local applications at every node ERP
(accounting, job order management, purchase..) Planning and
analysis tools (MSProject, our own DSS) HR (organisation structure,
resources, calendars,..) Timesheets management...
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37 Functionality Base technologies Functionality levels
Application classes Decision support Execution Visibility Modelling
Workflow Application Integration Project Planning Human Resources
Whales ERP/SCM Logistics ERP Production ERP Project mgmt WBS
design, Capacity profile HR Budget, Knowledge mg. Activities,
Precedences Available resources Time Managem. Organisation
Modelling Supply relations Distributed Organisation Modelling
Inventory, Orders Order mgmt. Demand / supply planning Production
Planning Order mgmt., Project accounting Bill of materials, Order
status WBS, Work orders, Costs Workflow automation Local
applications integration Resources, Activities, Project status Plan
preparation, Plan initiation, Plan execution. Budgeting,
Monitoring
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38 The WHALES Network WBS Work Breakdown Structure WAS Work
Accountability Structure WNS Work Network Structure Functional
silos Companies Purchase Manufacturing Engineering Partner 1
Partner 2 Partner.. . Physical nodes & links Manpower,
employees Materials & Equipment Activities monitoring &
accounting Project units Roles, positions Visibility rules Workflow
Project activities & artifacts Requirements Resources
allocation Execution status
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39 The WHALES architecture Workflow Management System Web-based
Project Environment PPCPurch. Human Resourc Work Network Structure
Work Accountability Structure Network Data Model Local Applications
Interfaces Permanently Connected Nodes Local Users Remote Users
Workflow msgs., Events, Exceptions Nodes resources availability
& status Assignments, Responsibility, Visibility rights Project
Activities & Results Bids, Proposals, Requirements Work
Breakdown Structure Job Orders Finance Control Decision Support
Tools Planning & Budgeting Monitoring & Revenue
analysis
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40 Project development architecture
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41 SZTAKI CIMLab in WHALES Common thinking Proposal
preparation, EU discussions Industrial partners involvement Common
design and implementation Individual and common software testing
Software design and manufacturing Monitoring and Revenue Analysis
DSS
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42 Whales Conclusions
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43 Common Features, Development/1 Meeting of industrial needs
with R&D trends Small and Medium Enterprises (SME), WHALES??
Network enterprise, virtual enterprise, integration Distributed
design, distributed production Production control (MES), management
Not only manufacturing: assembly, disassembly, maintenance, supply,
dismounting Distributed software, complex software architectures,
distributed processing Internet, www
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44 Common Features, Development/2 Local design - centralized
design, network model, product model, process model Scheduling
Workflow Management, Supply Chain M. Simulation at all levels DSS,
where possible
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45 Proposal writing Only reading, reviewing and commenting
Active participation with individual parts, industrial partners
More individual parts, proposals with being co- ordinator Joint
work in accepted proposals - contract based At the beginning: as
baron Coubertin suggested Smaller tasks, paper-work, control,
comment Validation, verification, East-Europe Program testing
Individual parts, real R&D, editing, system design Software
design and production Individual software design and
implementation, see PLENT, FLUENT, WHALES SZTAKI CIMlab role in EU
works
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46 Where to go?? How to go?? In Europe, together with Europe
Hungarian applications - as the Digital Factory project in the
Szchenyi - plan High speed with more advanced partners More R&D
for/within project activities Thanks for the interest!!!!