Reason Maintenance in Product Modelling via Open Source CAD System

The present and future challenges of a new product design, forecasting and risk management launch strategy for a new product modelling decision process. This paper intends to propose and to look towards the development of a low-cost integrated CAD-CAPP-CAD/CAM product modelling system for the design and manufacture of a proposed product. It is a mapping between several design phases like functional design, technical design and physical design. The modelling data generation process begins with the drafting of a product to be maintained using the drafting software package. From the CAD drawing, the data are transferred to be used as the product models and a CAPP software package will then prepare the operational parameters for the manufacturing of the product. These process data are relayed to a CAM software package, which will then generate the automating information-processing functions. The final stage of the function is to support design and manufacturing operations that may have reaped many benefits in terms of its initial equipment and software costs

Use of Software Process in Research Software Development:A Survey

Background: Developers face challenges in building high-quality research software due to its inherent complexity. These challenges can reduce the confidence users have in the quality of the result produced by the software. Use of a defined software development process, which divides the development into distinct phases, results in improved design, more trustworthy results, and better project management. Aims: This paper focuses on gaining a better understanding of the use of software development process for research software. Method: We surveyed research software developers to collect information about their use of software development processes. We analyze whether and demographic factors influence the respondents\u27 use of and perceived value in defined process. Results: Based on 98 responses, research software developers appear to follow a defined software development process at least some of the time. The respondents also have a strong positive perception about the value of following processes. Conclusions: To produce high-quality and reliable research software, which is critical for many research domains, research software developers must follow a proper software development process. The results indicate a positive perception of value about using defined development processes that should lead to both short-term benefits through improved results and long-term benefits through more maintainable software

Pedagogical designs involving social media and implications for students, educators, institutions and researchers

In the presentation at the ‘International symposium on Informed Design of Educational Technologies - Enhanced Learning and Teaching', I will discuss the following: the design process for teaching and learning innovations involving social media, challenges for educators in the design, development and evaluation of social software initiatives, the diverse roles that the educators have to perform for efficient and sustainable use of these tools, how knowledge management models can guide the designs of learning spaces involving 2D (web-based) and 3D (e.g. virtual worlds) spaces, the effects on students’ learning experiences, skills development and employability, their concerns about interacting with social software tools, advantages that institutions perceive from the use of these tools, concerns of the institutions about sharing of views and information in the public domain, and the challenges perceived by researchers of social software initiatives. I will outline some topics for further research and investigation such as changing role of the educator, learning analytics, and so on

Reason Maintenance in Product Modelling via Open Source CAD System

The present and future challenges of a new product design, forecasting and risk management launch strategy for a new product modelling decision process. This paper intends to propose and to look towards the development of a low-cost integrated CAD-CAPP-CAD/CAM product modelling system for the design and manufacture of a proposed product. It is a mapping between several design phases like functional design, technical design and physical design. The modelling data generation process begins with the drafting of a product to be maintained using the drafting software package. From the CAD drawing, the data are transferred to be used as the product models and a CAPP software package will then prepare the operational parameters for the manufacturing of the product. These process data are relayed to a CAM software package, which will then generate the automating information processing functions. The final stage of the function is to support design and manufacturing operations that may have reaped many benefits in terms of its initial equipment and software costs

Building Information Modelling (BIM): design process and interoperability in projects / Aimi Ashikin Hanib

Building Information Modelling (BIM) is the computer based to stimulate construction project management from design process until maintenance. BIM tools are to create 3D model with rich of information. The work flow of design process using BIM as a tools are administer of collaborative among designer/consultant. Therefore, implementing BIM in projects involved full commitment from all the stakeholders, consultant and contractor include supplier integration during development and design stage. This research to achieve the aim of ‘to explore the appropriate design process and the concept of interoperability at design process stage in Malaysian construction industry either for government or private sector in implementing projects using BIM’. Reassuring the aims are achieve, three (3) objectives had establish that: 1) to identify process of BIM at project design stage; 2) to investigate the concept of interoperability in BIM; and 3) to identify challenges occurred in design process and interoperability of using BIM. Through literature review and engage in-depth interviews conducted, there is four (4) respondent from public and private sector. It was conclude that, all organisation are looking forward to improve the design stage in future by using BIM as a tools with enhancing the procurement system, produce more expertise and understand the BIM definition also to have BEP or Malaysia National Guideline. Interoperability is concept define as standardising the software conversion between two different software or more which related to integration of data exchange. The interoperability concept are related with human collaboration to improve the standardising of data sharing and transfer. Here, collaborative and interoperability are play as main role during design stage to produce 3D model with finalised clash analysis for construction stage. It has been notice that BIM in Malaysia AEC industry are still at early stage in implementation. There are several challenges were faced during design stage. Nevertheless, design process issue is progressively improving in BIM implementation in the nearest future by setting up the guidelines and change people mind set of BIM users in construction players widely

Building Information Modelling in UK Construction Projects: A State of the Art Review

This paper aims to present a state-of-the-art review of the scope and practical implications of the Building Information Modelling (BIM) platform in the UK construction practice. Theoretical developments suggest that BIM is an integration of both product and process innovation, not just a disparate set of software tools. BIM provides effective collaboration, visual representation and data management, which enable the smooth flow of information throughout the project’s lifecycle. The most frequently reported benefits are related to Capital Cost (capex) and Operational costs (opex) and time savings. Key challenges, however, focus on the interoperability of software, capital installation costs, in-house experience, client preference and cultural issues within design teams and within the organisation. The paper concludes with a critical commentary on the changing roles and a process required to implement BIM in UK construction projects, and suggests areas for further research

Toward a functional reference model for master data quality management

The quality of master data has become an issue of increasing prominence in companies. One reason for that is the growing number of regulatory and legal provisions companies need to comply with. Another reason is the growing importance of information systems supporting decision-making, requiring master data that is up-to-date, accurate and complete. While improving and maintaining master data quality is an organizational task that cannot be encountered by simply implementing a suitable software system, system support is mandatory in order to be able to meet challenges efficiently and make for good results. This paper describes the design process toward a functional reference model for master data quality management (MDQM). The model design process spanned several iterations comprising multiple design and evaluation cycles, including the model's application in a participative case study at consumer goods manufacturer Beiersdorf. Practitioners may use the reference model as an instrument for the analysis, design and implementation of a company's MDQM system landscape. Moreover, the reference model facilitates evaluation of software systems and supports company-internal and external communication. From a scientific perspective, the reference model is a design artifact; hence it represents a theory for designing information systems in the area of MDQ

Information technology risk management teaching exercise: integrating online and offline communication techniques

We introduce a risk management project teaching case where students work in consulting teams with a mentor from the information technology industry. The case describes in rich detail the issues and challenges confronting Linny, the owner and CEO of ACE Technologies, a New Zealand-based software-development firm, as she begins to implement an information technology data exchange trading link between a supplier firm in one country and a logistics company and large buyer firm in another country. Linny calls on Jade Consulting (student groups) to identify potential risks in the implementation process.  Taking this case design approach introduces students to two levels of project management education. First, we introduce strategies and techniques to develop e-learning and face-to-face communication skills in a team setting. Second, students manage the stages of a "real" industry project with a mentor. Our findings are relevant for management educators and practitioners involved in project management

Emerging cad and bim trends in the aec education: An analysis from students\u27 perspective

As the construction industry is moving towards collaborative design and construction practices globally, training the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) students professionally related to CAD and BIM became a necessity rather than an option. The advancement in the industry has led to collaborative modelling environments, such as building information modelling (BIM), as an alternative to computer-aided design (CAD) drafting. Educators have shown interest in integrating BIM into the AEC curriculum, where teaching CAD and BIM simultaneously became a challenge due to the differences of two systems. One of the major challenges was to find the appropriate teaching techniques, as educators were unaware of the AEC students’ learning path in CAD and BIM. In order to make sure students learn and benefit from both CAD and BIM, the learning path should be revealed from students’ perspective. This paper summarizes the background and differences of CAD and BIM education, and how the transition from CAD to BIM can be achieved for collaborative working practices. The analysis was performed on freshman and junior level courses to learn the perception of students about CAD and BIM education. A dual-track survey was used to collect responses from AEC students in four consecutive years. The results showed that students prefer BIM to CAD in terms of the friendliness of the user-interface, help functions, and self-detection of mistakes. The survey also revealed that most of the students believed in the need for a BIM specialty course with Construction Management (CM), Structure, and Mechanical-Electrical-Plumbing (MEP) areas. The benefits and challenges of both CAD and BIM-based software from students’ perspectives helps to improve the learning outcomes of CAD/BIM courses to better help students in their learning process, and works as a guideline for educators on how to design and teach CAD/BIM courses simultaneously by considering the learning process and perspectives of students. © 2018 The autho