Journal of Integrated Design & Process Science archive 

About: Journal of Integrated Design & Process Science archive is an academic journal published by IOS Press. The journal publishes majorly in the area(s): Computer science & Process (engineering). It has an ISSN identifier of 1092-0617. Over the lifetime, 489 publications have been published receiving 3408 citations. The journal is also known as: Journal of integrated design and process science & Transdisciplinary journal of integrated systems, design & process science.

Modular Product Design : A Life-Cycle View

Abstract: This paper discusses the incorporation of modularization into mechanical designs. The research uses a definition of modularity that incorporates the potential of modularity based not only on the form/function structure of a product but also life-cycle processes such as manufacture, assembly, service, and recycling. Modularization, due to the functional independence it creates, has been called the goal of good design. Industry has made an effort to modularize products to be flexible to the needs of end users. In addition, some modules are created with some aspects of assembly in mind. Life-cycle modularity entails maintaining independence between components and all life-cycle processes in different modules, encouraging similarity in all components and processes in a module, and maintaining interchangeability between modules. In this paper, the definition of product modularity is given. A measure of relative modularity and a modular design methodology are developed that encourage modularity, prevent a cascade of product design changes due to changes in life-cycle processes, and support agile reaction to changes in life-cycle processes. A short example is used to clarify the work.

Advanced Topics In Workflow Management: Issues, Requirements, And Solutions

Abstract: This paper surveys and investigates the strengths and weaknesses of a number of recent approaches to advanced workflow modelling. Rather than inventing just another workflow language, we briefly describe recent workflow languages, and we analyse them with respect to their support for advanced workflow topics. Object Coordination Nets, Workflow Graphs, WorkFlow Nets, and an approach based on Workflow Evolution are described as dedicated workflow modelling approaches. In addition, the Unified Modelling Language as the de facto standard in object-oriented modelling is also investigated. These approaches are discussed with respect to coverage of workflow perspectives and support for flexibility and analysis issues in workflow management, which are today seen as two major areas for advanced workflow support. Given the different goals and backgrounds of the approaches mentioned, it is not surprising that each approach has its specific strengths and weaknesses. We clearly identify these strengths and weaknesses, and we conclude with ideas for combining their best features.

Environment-Based Formulation Of Design Problem

Abstract: This paper proposes a formal definition of design problem using the axiomatic theory of design modeling. Based on the concept of product system and an informal description of design problem, a design problem is formulated into three parts: environment, structural requirements, as well as performance requirements. On the basis of this formulation, both structural requirements and performance requirements are related to product environment, which is divided into natural, built, and human environments. As a result, product environment is identified as the source of product requirements. An environment-based formulation of design problem is thus developed. This formulation implies that both design problem and design solutions are included in a product system. The design governing equation is formulated to capture the interdependence relation between product problem and product descriptions along the design process. An example of rivet setting tool design is used to illustrate the mathematical formulations throughout the paper.

Axiomatic Theory Of Design Modeling

Abstract: In this paper, an axiomatic theory is established for studying design. Using this theory, a formal model of design is derived to represent the syntactic structure of hierarchical evolving design objects and the dynamic design process. The axiomatic theory can be used by design theorists and computer scientists as a formal logical tool to model design whereas the derived formal model can be used by designers to organize their design activities and by software developers to implement various CAD systems. The axiomatic theory includes two groups of axioms: axioms of objects and axioms of the human thought. They address the character of two central entities in the design process: nature and the human thought. Two important notions derived from the axioms are structure and range operations, which naturally represent basic thought processes, such as aggregation and generalization, in the design process. Related work is reviewed to show the history of the axiomatic approach to the modeling of design. The future directions are also given.

Finite State Automata As Conceptual Model For E-Services

Abstract: Recently, a plethora of languages for modeling and specifying different facets of e-Services have been proposed, and some of them provide constructs for representing time Time is needed in many contexts to correctly capture the dynamics of transactions and of composability between e-Services However, to the best of our knowledge, all the proposed languages for representing e-Service behavior and temporal constraints lack both a clear semantics and an underlying conceptual model In this paper, we propose a conceptual representation of e-Service behavior, taking time constraints into account, and a new XML-based language, namely web service transition language (WSTL), that integrates well with standard languages in order to completely specify e-Services In particular, WSTL allows for specifying an e-Service starting from its conceptual representation, in a straightforward way