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Next-Generation Manufacturing Project

1995 - 1997 Un cadru de aciune pentru ntreprinderi 500 de persoane din 100 de companii, asociaii industriale, agenii guvernamentale i instituii academice

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Drivers = fore ce vor defini viitorul mediu competitiv

Ubicua disponibilitate i distribuie a informaiei Accelerarea evoluiei schimbrilor tehnologice Extinderea rapid a accesului la tehnologie Globalizarea pieelor i a afacerilor Creterea global a calificrilor i retribuiilor Rspundere fa de mediu i limitarea resurselor Creterea ateptrilor clienilor

Atribute necesare
Customer responsiveness (reacie la i anticiparea evoluiei cerinelor clienilor) Physical Plant and Equipment responsiveness Human Resource responsiveness Global Market responsiveness Teaming as a Core Competency Responsive Practices and Culture

Dileme
Securitatea angajailor fr angajare pe via Satisfacerea simultan a dorinelor acionarilor Collaborative knowledge sharing n cadrul competiiei bazate pe cunotine Control core competencies without owning them Manage assets, when the most valuable asset is knowledge Keep domestic jobs while developing global markets Reward learning in a reward-for-doing environment Maintain national economic and military security with R&D increasingly being done globally Deal with transnational corporations.

Imperative
People-Related Imperatives
Workforce Flexibility Knowledge Supply Chains

Business Process-Related Imperatives

Rapid Product/Process Realization Innovation Management Change Management

Technology-Related Imperatives
Next-Generation Manufacturing Processes and Equipment Pervasive Modeling and Simulation Adaptive, Responsive Information Systems

Integration-Related Imperatives
Extended Enterprise Collaboration Enterprise Integration.

Pervasive Modeling and Simulation

In the NGM Enterprise, modeling and simulation (M&S) will reflect a new way of doing business rather than a supporting technology. It will make virtual production a reality. All production decisions will be made on the basis of modeling and simulation methods, rather than on build-and-test methods. M&S tools will move from being the domain of the technologist, to being a tool for all involved in the product realization, production and business processes.

Why is it Important?
M&S will eliminate the need for developing hardware prototypes and allow for lot sizes of one. This will dramatically decrease time-tomarket for new products and services. It will provide products and services optimized for the customer and other stakeholders. It will require significantly fewer resources in the development process than build-and-test methods.

Key Concepts
The entire enterprise, spanning multiple organizations, will be modeled and simulated prior to production. Tradeoffs will be made at all levels to optimize the design, the plant, the equipment, and production processes. Individuals using M&S tools will gain specific knowledge and expertise in product and production processes. Alternatives can be tried and evaluated. Manufacturing knowledge will be generated in a similar manner to current production, but in much less time. The tools will allow the individual to enhance his/her skills, rather than dictating an action. M&S will be a key to marketing and sales as well as product realization. It will allow the customer to interact with the development team in specifying requirements and the resulting product definition. The customer can use M&S to test the product before the final design is set. M&S will become a broad-based industry with a range of products and services. In addition to application software, geometric models, behavior models, and simulators for processes and equipment will be available in libraries and in the marketplace. These software components will be assembled, required simulations executed, and results will be presented using specialized computer graphics hardware and software.

Whats New?
All aspects of the enterprise will be modeled and simulated; and all business and technical decisions will be made based on the results of the models and simulations. Modeling and simulation will be the source of new manufacturing knowledge and expertise. M&S information brokers will assist in identifying, locating, and accrediting models and tools Modeling and simulation will be a broad-based industry with a range of products and services to support NGM Enterprises.

Action Recommendations
1. Increase the number of accessible models for simulation, by encouraging vendors to provide geometric and behavioral models with products and establishing national libraries of validated models of equipment and products. 2. Extend the coverage of commercial software tools to address current weaknesses in the product/process life cycle including tools for embedding customer requirements and market analysis, planning and execution aids, and process optimization into the development process. 3. Support the development of an integrating framework for modeling and simulation that is necessary to both develop and apply improved modeling and simulation tools. Develop standards for this framework, using existing standards where possible. 4. Encourage the establishment of modeling and simulation information services/brokers. 5. Support fundamental advances in representation and modeling needed to integrate multiple levels of simulation (discrete, geometric, physical) to enable virtual product/process/equipment validation.