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Synopsis

V. Daniel Hunt comprehensively surveys the synergy of enterprise integration and its significant role in improving information-driven manufacturing and logistics systems, increasing productivity, and improving the quality of products. The compilation of all relevant information on enterprise integration in one sourcebook makes this a must read for managers, engineers, and students who want to understand industrial networking and the new national infrastructure for manufacturing.

Special Features

• Introduces Enterprise Integration, a unique synthesis of
  - Computer-Aided Acquisition and Logistic Support
  - Concurrent Engineering
  - Total Quality Management
  - Product Data Exchange Specification
  - Rapid Acquisition of Manufactured Parts
  - Computer-Integrated Manufacturing
• Examines concept descriptions, cost/benefit comparisons, DoD program initiatives, and industry-based case studies
• Includes an extensive selection of illustrations, diagrams, and charts

Global manufacturing competitors have recognized the growing leadership in Europe and Japan in the field of enterprise integration. These enterprise integration efforts represent an understanding of the potential of global competition for product development and product enhancement in both defense and commercial enterprises that is truly "world class."

The current vertically developed U.S. productivity programs, such as computer-aided acquisition and logistic support (CALS), concurrent engineering/simultaneous product and process engineering, product data specifications/national plan for intelligent product definition, total quality management (TQM), and rapid acquisition of manufactured parts (RAMP) could benefit from systems engineering integration.

The enterprise integration concept provides a new vision for design, production, and support of both military and commercial systems. Enterprise integration is a new approach to integrate a variety of product and process information and automation productivity technology initiatives under one system integration umbrella.

Enterprise integration can provide the basis for a national initiative for inter/intra enterprise system integration by assisting in national consensus building, stimulating the development of commercial products, and developing effective and realistic tools, techniques, and methods for the business enterprise by the year 2000.

Widespread use of computer-aided design and engineering (CAD/CAE) has created a new environment in which product description data are becoming available in digital form to support a wide range of Department of Defense and industry applications. Computer-aided acquisition and logistic support and concurrent engineering are DoD and industry initiatives to enable and accelerate the use of integration of digital technical information for system acquisition, design, manufacture, and support. In addition to the DoD CALS/CE effort, related programs such as total quality management must be included in the vision for enterprise integration. A comprehensive strategy has been developed to facilitate the transition from the current paper-intensive mode of operations to a highly automated and integrated mode, thereby substantially improving productivity and quality of the system acquisition and logistic support process. Implementation of the CALS/CE portion of enterprise integration is already underway and is leading to a major impact of how DoD and industry conduct business.

Enterprise integration provides a unique opportunity to achieve major productivity and quality improvements through carefully planned and managed investment by both government and industry. Initially, the changes will be gradual as building blocks are put in place and specific portions of the enterprise life cycle are enhanced.

As the cumulative impact of enterprise integration and infrastructure modernization are realized in DoD and industry, more far-reaching changes will occur in the way functions are accomplished, leading to additional major savings. Enterprise integration implementation will result in a lower system life cycle cost, shortened product acquisition/development times, and improvements in reliability, maintainability, and quality for both industry and the government.

This Enterprise Integration Sourcebook describes the synergy resulting from enterprise integration and the significant potential in improving information-driven automated design and manufacturing systems that will increase productivity and improve the quality of defense and commercial products and services.

Reviews

A comprehensive survey of the synergy of enterprise integration and its role in improving information-driven manufacturing and logistics systems, increasing productivity, and improving the quality of products. Enterprise integration is a synthesis of computer-aided acquisition and logistic support, concurrent engineering, total quality management, product data exchange specification, rapid acquisition of manufactured parts, and computer-integrated manufacturing. For managers and engineers who want to understand industrial networking and the new national infrastructure for manufacturing. (Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.)

Booknews, Inc. , 11/01/91

Table of Contents

Preface
Acknowledgments
Acronyms and Abbreviations

1. Introduction to Enterprise Integration
- Background
- Components of Enterprise Integration
- Enterprise Integration Programs
- The Need for Systems Integration
- About This Book

2. CALS Fundamentals
- Introduction to CALS
- The CALS Challenge
- CALS Objectives
- CALS Strategic Thrusts
- Standards Development
- Technology Development and Demonstration
- Systems Contracts and Incentives
- DoD Systems
- CALS Management
- NIST Role

3. Potential Impact
- Cost/Benefit Potential
- Impact of CALS

4. Concurrent Engineering
- Definition
- Methods and Technology
- Conceptual Framework for Concurrent Engineering
- Components
- Summary

5. Electronic Data Interchange
- Scope of CALS Electronic Data Interchange Effort
- CALS Phase 1.0 and Phase 1.1 Requirements
- Description of CALS Standardization Documents
- Acquisition of Digital Deliverables
- Acquisition of Technical Manuals
- Acquisition of Technical Data Packages
- Product Specifications and Book Form Drawings
- Acquisition of Logistics Support Analysis Records

6. Product Data Specifications
- Background
- Organization
- Membership Criteria
- Officers' Roles
- Meeting Structure
- IGES/PDES Projects

7. Total Quality Management
- Introduction
- Objectives and Benefits
- DoD Policy
- Total Quality Management Model
- Tools and Techniques of Total Quality Management
- Summary

8. Rapid Acquisition of Manufactured Parts
- Introduction
- Background
- Goals
- Mission
- Problems Addressed by RAMP
- RAMP Concept
- RAMP Environment
- RAMP System Architecture
- Strategic Directions
- Targets
- Implementation
- Major Program Milestones

9. Computer-Integrated Manufacturing
- The Role of Computer-Integrated Manufacturing
- CIM Technologies
- Computer-Aided Design
- Benefits of Computer-Aided Design
- Computer-Aided Manufacturing Technologies
- Tools and Strategies for Manufacturing Management
- Artificial Intelligence in Manufacturing
- Plan for Tomorrow

10. Case Studies
- Aerojet Ordnance Company
- American Telephone and Telegraph (AT&T)
- Boeing Aerospace Corporation
- Deere & Company
- Grumman Corporation
- Hewlett-Packard Company
- International Business Machines (IBM)
- ITT Corporation
- McDonnell Douglas Corporation
- Northrop Corporation
- Texas Instruments

11. Program Implementation Guide
- CALS Program Implementation Guide, MIL-HDBK-59 (Annotated)
- Integration of Contractor Design and Systems Engineering Processes
- Detailed Approach
- Functional Requirements for Integration of Contractor LSA Processes with
   R&M and Design
- Engineering
- Requirements for Physical Media and Telecommunications
- Acquisition of Training Products

Appendix A: Information Resources
- Contacts
- CALS Information Resources
- CALS/CE Bulletin Board
- Concurrent Engineering Bulletin System
- IGES/PDES Bulletin System
- Associations
- Products/Services
- Newsletters
- Video Resources

Appendix B: Standards, Specifications, and Handbooks
- Overview of CALS/CE Standards
- IGES/PDES Specifications
- List of Military Standards
- List of Military Specifications
- List of Military Handbooks
- List of Department of Defense Directives/Instructions

Glossary
Bibliography
Index

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