Web Services-Based Collaborative System for Distributed Engineering

Pawlak, Adam; Fraś, P.; Penkala, Piotr

doi:10.1007/978-0-387-84837-2_48

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“…Without going into semantic detail, all indications from addressing the characteristics of networks point in the direction that the concepts of collaborative networks consisting of more loosely connected networks and fixed (supply) networks resembling so‐called strategic networks are mixed up by researchers (cases in point are: Nof, 2006; Shin, 2007). That phenomenon, implicitly assuming that collaborative networks constitutes stable interrelationships and discounting the particular characteristic of changeability, happens also frequently in publications addressing design and new product development (Chryssolouris et al , 2007; Pawlak et al , 2008; Wu et al , 2007). Because of missing out on this fundamental understanding in these cases, findings have a very limited impact on progressing insight.…”

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Appraising interdisciplinary contributions to theory for collaborative (manufacturing) networks

Dekkers

Kühnle

2012

Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management

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PurposeProgress in theory building in the field of collaborative networks in manufacturing is preponderantly seen in contributions from disciplines outside manufacturing science. Interdisciplinary research is one way of accelerating the development of appropriate theory for this emerging domain where industrial practice has moved beyond the state of the art of scientific knowledge for establishing workable, competitive solutions. The purpose of this paper is to examine to what extent interdisciplinary research has contributed to a better understanding of collaborative (manufacturing) networks.Design/methodology/approachTo find out more about provenances of on‐going studies, to identify clusters of contributions and to provide direction for future work of researchers in this domain, publications of the past 22 years have been evaluated. To retrieve these contributions, a structured literature review has been undertaken by applying keywords to selected databases and using a strictly defined stepwise procedure. In total, 202 publications of all kinds have been evaluated.FindingsFrom the analysis of the results, it appears that most interdisciplinary contributions to collaborative (manufacturing) networks rely on one original outside discipline for either developing solutions or advancing theoretical insight. Consequently, and after further analysis, it seems that researchers in collaborative networks hardly resort to multi‐disciplinary approaches, unless “natural”; further advances might arrive from stimulating these multi‐disciplinary avenues rather than sticking to more mono‐disciplinary, and less risky, takes on both applications and theoretical insight. A more detailed investigation of the value of contributions reveals that efforts to make interdisciplinary advances are either difficult or limited. Also, the findings indicate that researchers tend to follow a more “technical” approach to decision making by actors in networks rather than searching for a shift in paradigm.Originality/valueWhile setting out these directions for future research and guiding research, this first‐of‐its‐kind review introduces the collaboration model as a systematic approach to collaborative (manufacturing) networks. This model might serve as a reference model to integrate disciplines for addressing the characteristics of Collaborative Networks. Its use in the review led to the finding that typical traits of networks, such as changeability, supplementary assets and decentralisation of decision making, are under‐researched.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 95%

Appraising interdisciplinary contributions to theory for collaborative (manufacturing) networks

Dekkers

Kühnle

2012

Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management

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“…In order to execute this workflow several shell scripts were prepared that use Spice-level netlists and the VCD file with results of digital circuit simulations. The scripts are registered on the TRMS metaserver [13], but the TRMS server runs as a local process that receives commands from the metaserver via a proprietary protocol.…”

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“…The collaboration platform consists of the following main components: -Knowledge modeling tool METIS (www.troux.com), -Collaboration workspace CURE [5], -Synchronous communication Concert Chat [4], -Tool Registration and Management Services TRMS [13].…”

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“…The paper introduces an approach for distributed collaborative design that results from the EU project MAPPER (mapper.eu.org) [8] and which is based on: visual knowledge models [11] [12], collaborative workspaces [5], synchronous collaboration services [4], and secure integration of distributed tools [13]. Deployment of the approach to a demanding IP design, a USB2 OTG PHY, is presented in this paper.…”

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Distributed Collaborative Design of a Mixed-Signal IP Component

Pawlak

Penkala

Fraś

et al. 2009

2009 12th Euromicro Conference on Digital System Design, Architectures, Methods and Tools

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A novel approach for enabling distributed design of heterogeneous systems and components is introduced in the paper. It integrates concepts of visual knowledge modeling, engineering workflows, collaborative workspaces, design task patterns, and remote tool invocation. These concepts are supported by a collaboration platform -a result of the EU FP6 project MAPPER. The design approach and the supporting collaboration platform have been applied in the USB2 OTG PHY IP core design that required collaboration among two dispersed SMEs.Mixed-signal USB design challenges, distributed design flow, requirements for enhanced EDA support, and selected design tasks enabled by the collaboration platform have been discussed. Finally, advantages and constraints of the design approach have been pointed to.

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Holistic Design of Collaborative Networks of Design Engineering Organizations

Pawlak

Jørgensen

2015

Risks and Resilience of Collaborative Networks

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The paper presents a visual knowledge-based approach for designing collaborative networks of engineering design organizations. The novelty of this holistic approach lies in integrated modelling of business, engineering, and learning processes. Distributed design tasks are easier coordinated due to explicit representation of management procedures as visual knowledge models of design flows and workflows. Furthermore, these visual models enable definition of design task patterns that can support design innovation management and learning across distributed teams. Proliferation of this approach in engineering communities is conditioned by availability of appropriate open platforms enabling distributed collaborative design and continuous learning processes in a frame of a collaborative engineering network.

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Web Services-Based Collaborative System for Distributed Engineering

Cited by 4 publications

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Appraising interdisciplinary contributions to theory for collaborative (manufacturing) networks

Appraising interdisciplinary contributions to theory for collaborative (manufacturing) networks

Distributed Collaborative Design of a Mixed-Signal IP Component

Holistic Design of Collaborative Networks of Design Engineering Organizations

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