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Expert configurator for concurrent engineering: Came´le´on software and model

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This paper, dealing with discrete production systems, has two goals. The first one is to identify cases in which the use of expert configurator software is a significant improvement for concurrent engineering achievement. Since the industrial implementation of these configurators is often tricky, the second issue of this paper is to present a model that allows to specify the industrial problem before implementation. This paper is divided into three sections. We first quickly recall the main trends of concurrent engineering and the related expert configurator interests. Then, the basic behavior and solutions for expert configurators are presented and the modeling requirements are pointed out. The third part is dedicated to the presentation, illustrated with an example, of our model and our method.

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  1. Centre de Ge´nie Industriel, Ecole des Mines d'Albi Carmaux, Campus jarlard-Route de Teillet, 81013, Albi Cedex 09, France

    Michel Aldanondo

  2. Access Productique, Le Strate`ge B2 -, BP 555, 31674, Labege Cedex, France

    Sylvie Rouge´ & Mathieu Ve´ron

  3. Laboratoire Ge´nie de Production, Ecole Nationale d'Inge´nieurs de Tarbes, Avenue d'Azereix, 65016, Tarbes Cedex, France

    Mathieu Ve´ron

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Aldanondo, M., Rouge´, S. & Ve´ron, M. Expert configurator for concurrent engineering: Came´le´on software and model. Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing 11, 127–134 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1008982531278

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