Final Report of IMS Test Case 7

GNOSIS: Knowledge Systematization: Configuration Systems for Design and Manufacturing

Contents

• 1 OVERVIEW
  • 1.1 Long-Term Goal--A New Manufacturing Paradigm
  • 1.2 Short-Term Goal--Development of Support for a New Paradigm
  • 1.3 Test Case Activities
  • 1.4 Test Case Assessment
  • 1.5 Test Case Results
• 2 PROJECT OBJECTIVES, ACTIVITIES AND ORGANIZATION
  • 2.1 Mission Statement
  • 2.2 Research Streams
  • 2.3 Work Plan
  • 2.4 Interaction and Participation
  • 2.5 Project Management
  • 2.6 Partners, Regional Coordinators and International Point of Contact
• 3 PROGRESS AND RESULTS
  • 3.1 Project Deliverables
  • 3.2 Work Package Tasks
    • 3.2.1 State of the Art Surveys
    • 3.2.2 Systematization of Knowledge and Views
    • 3.2.3 Shared Tools
    • 3.2.4 Shared Data Sets
    • 3.2.5 Shared Models
  • 3.3 Technology Transfer and Dissemination Activities
• 4 WORK PACKAGE HIGHLIGHTS
  • 4.1 Systematization of Knowledge Highlights
  • 4.2 Configuration Management Systems Highlights
  • 4.3 Configurable Production Systems Highlights
  • 4.4 Soft Machinery Highlights
  • 4.5 Post Mass Production Paradigm Highlights
• 5 COORDINATION AND COMMUNICATION
  • 5.1 Communications
  • 5.2 Meeting Costs
• 6 PROBLEMS THAT OCCURRED AND SOLUTIONS FOUND
  • 6.1 Slow Startup
  • 6.2 Work Package Planning
  • 6.3 Terminology
  • 6.4 Communications
  • 6.5 Document Dissemination
• 7 LONG-TERM PROJECT PROPOSAL
  • 7.1 Mission Statement
  • 7.2 Connections to Other Proposals Inside and Outside of IMS
  • 7.3 Technical Structure of the Project
• 8 REPORTS FROM THE GNOSIS TEST CASE
  • 8.1 Work Package Final Reports
  • 8.2 Systematization of Knowledge Technical Reports
  • 8.3 Other Reports
• APPENDIX A GNOSIS PARTNER SELF-EVALUATION
  • A.1 Part ONE: Benefits of the Test Case
    • General Topics
    • Collaboration
    • Social and cultural aspects
    • Conclusions about benefits
  • A.2 Part TWO: Effort and Costs
  • A.3 Part THREE: Balance between Benefits and Costs
  • A.4 Part FOUR: Needs for Change
    • Management
    • Communication and documentation