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Publication summary
Author(s): Gary Carver and Howard Bloom
Publication date: October 1991
Citation: Gary Carver and Howard Bloom: "Multi-Enterprise Concurrent Engineering Through International Standards," NISTIR 4708, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, 1991.
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Abstract:
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Concurrent engineering involves the integration of people, systems,
and information into a responsive, efficient system. Integration of
computerized systems allows additional benefits: automatic knowledge
capture during the development and lifetime management of a product,
and automatic exchange of knowledge among different computer systems.
Critical enablers are product data standards and enterprise
integration frameworks. A pioneering assault on the complex technical
challenges is associated with the emerging international STandard for
the Exchange of Product model data (STEP). Surpassing in scope
previous standards efforts, the goal is a complete, unambiguous,
computer-readable definition of the physical and functional
characteristics of a product throughout its life cycle. STEP will
lead to higher, integrated levels of automation based upon information
standards and frameworks. Concurrent engineering, through
information technology and standards, represents the power of a new
industrial revolution.
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