Transcript GECOS: Global Engineering Coordination Support

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GECOS
Global Engineering Coordination Support
Kari Alho
Jussi Kanerva
Reijo Sulonen
Helsinki University of Technology
TAI Research Centre
Software Engineering Group
http://wwwseg.cs.hut.fi/gecos/
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Contents
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Project background
Benefits for companies
Research challenge
Global engineering project characteristics
Requirements for a solution
Research proposal & project structure
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Project background
• Originally proposed by two companies
• Industry need for efficient integrated product
design in a distributed environment
• TAI Research Centre’s experience in problem
areas:
– Distributed workflow, BPR, CAD, Rapid
Prototyping, PDM, Internet, …
• Industry and research collaboration
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Benefits for companies
• Faster engineering cycle through
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Availability of physically separated resources
Best possible project staff and competence
Improved concurrency
Reduced training by utilizing experts everywhere
• Additional savings possible in
– Reduced management overheads and travelling
– Reduced investments in systems infrastructure
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Expert network
Number of partners
GECOS application environment
Megaproject
Size of project
Project
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Enterprise project
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Research challenge
• Flexible, distributed project management
system
– Agent technologies, network communication and
web-type software tools
• Virtual designs and simulations in network
• Co-location
• Integration of existing solutions
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Global engineering project
characteristics
• Several independent partners and concurrent
activities
– Virtual engineering over netwroks
• Design information exchange through data
communications
• May be separated by distance, time, culture
• May be short-lived
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Little guarantees of common infrastructure
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Requirements for a solution
• Easy project set-up and
management
– Short lead time
– Definition & support
• Affordable, common
technological
infrastructure
– WEB-based
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• Engineering & business
processes
• Human issues
– Teamwork
– Effective management
– Reward mechanisms
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Technological infrastructure
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Basic networking
Security services
Directory services
Design tools with data
interchange & common
formats
• Standards
• Internet-based:
– Project management and
reporting
– Product data management
– Collaboration software
• Email
• Conferencing
How to choose right components and integrate them?
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Research proposal structure
GECOS
RESEARCH
PROJECT
Electrolux-RD project IBM
Elomatic Oy project
HP
Yritysverkot Oy project
PILOT
PROJECT
Company project N
Core group collaboration
Support group
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COMPANY
PROJECT
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GECOS research project
• Develop generic methods and tools to support global
engineering projects
• Duration 2 years, 3/98 - 12/99
• 4-5 researchers
• Coordinated by TAI Research Centre
• Funded by TEKES and industry
• Pilot projects support the company projects
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Work packages
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Distributed project management
Product modeling and visualization
Global engineering processes
Product data management in virtual enterprises
Communication and collaboration methods
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Company projects
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Electrolux Rapid Development
Elomatic Oy
Yritysverkot Oy
Technology providers IBM, HP
GECOS research project
• Funded by TEKES and the pilot companies
• Company-specific work for application of the results of the
research project
• Up to 3 person-months of effort reserved for each pilot
company
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GECOS project resources
• Steering group
– Representatives of pilot companies, TEKES, TAI
• Technology providers
– HP, IBM
• TAI personnel
– Professor Reijo Sulonen; Leader
– M.Sc. Kari Alho; Project manager
– Pekka Isto, Arno Karatmaa, Yanbo Han, N.N.; Researchers
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Cost estimate and funding
GECOS Cost Estimate
Salaries
Persons
Months
Person-months
Average salary
Total salaries
Total
Expenditures
Total salaries
Personnel overhead costs
Travel expenses
Material
Equipment and software
External services
Other expenditures
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Total
1999
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60
14000
840 000
Total
1 456 000
1 281 280
105 000
18 000
210 000
280 000
10 000
1998
616 000
542 080
35 000
6 000
160 000
130 000
3 000
1999
840 000
739 200
70 000
12 000
50 000
150 000
7 000
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Total
Income
TEKES
Industry
1 456 000
1998
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11
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14000
616 000
3 360 280 1 492 080 1 868 200
Share
75 %
25 %
Total
2 520 280
840 000
1998
1 172 080
320 000
1999
1 348 200
520 000
100 % 3 360 280 1 492 080 1 868 200
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How to join - more information
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GECOS Project Manager
Kari Alho
Tel: (09) 451 3390
E-mail: [email protected]
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MET
RAPID Coordinator
Pekka Malinen
Tel: (09) 1923 315
E-mail:
[email protected]
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