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In this paper, we presented the basic structure of an XML-based scalable enterprise system called Manufacturing Integration and Design Automation System (MIDAS) to support collaboration among a network of suppliers engaged in the design and manufacturing of prototype parts. MIDAS provides a new paradigm where design and manufacturing processes can be represented and integrated within each vendor and with other venders working together to build a prototype. The framework is developed based on Java and XML to provide the efficient and secure interchange of data among the vendors involved in designing and building a prototype. While the quantity of parts is one aspect of the problem, scalability also includes the ability of a system to adapt to a changing environment, including new products, processes, technology, markets, and business partners. The key issues are (1) how to achieve the appropriate representation of process model, (2) how to model various constraints in design and manufacturing and to use them in order to find the best-of-practice process, and (3) how to maintain interdependencies within the network of vendors.
In order to resolve these issues, the process logic, which deals with the problems such as “how to do each subtask in detail, and what methods should I use,” is separated from the structural information of process such as “what subtasks are there, and what are the necessary sequence of processes?” Otherwise, excessive information demises the effectiveness of the decision makers in business, design and manufacturing tasks. Consequently, MIDAS was implemented using a layered approach where process information is separated into syntactic layer and execution layer. Process grammar captures the syntactic layer of process information: the relationships between tasks and subtasks, the alternatives of process decompositions, data dependencies among tasks. The execution layer provides the detail on how each task can be executed in a particular situation by choosing appropriate alternatives and executing the enter and exit criteria for executing each subtask.
Finally, we will present a simple example for service processes in cooperation with the companies in the Jackson Smart Park as a part of our modeling efforts. While the model we create will focus on prototyping services, we expect that the basic concepts for process configuration and constraint management will be applicable to a broader range of manufacturing industries. Such an enterprise system will be scalable in terms of not only volume but also variations, and will evolve into a powerful tool to model, configure, and reconfigure a wide variety of processes in relation to e-commerce activities in a virtual community.
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Chung, M.J., Kwon, P., Pentland, B. (2003). Design and Manufacturing Process Management in a Network of Distributed Suppliers. In: Prabhu, V., Kumara, S., Kamath, M. (eds) Scalable Enterprise Systems. Integrated Series in Information Systems, vol 3. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-0389-7_2
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