© The ATHENA Consortium. CI2: The ATHENA Interoperability Framework Module 5: Supply Chain Management (SCM) Automotive sector

2 © The ATHENA Consortium. Supply Chain Management Scenario This unit is structured as follows: Scenario Description Interoperability Issues Technical Solutions

3 © The ATHENA Consortium. Scenario Description Business context Involved actors Processes Prototype Manager (OEM) Test Manager (OEM) Test Executor (Supplier) Lab Manager (Supplier)

4 © The ATHENA Consortium. Automotive Sector Since 2000, the automotive sector has crossed a period of big transformations. Automotive companies must push on innovation, increasing the level of the interoperability.

5 © The ATHENA Consortium. Collaborative Product Development This scenario is based on the experience of CR- FIAT

6 © The ATHENA Consortium. Network of Partners and Suppliers OEM 1 st TIER SUPPLIERS 2 nd TIER SUPPLIERS CAR FIAT Codesigner SystemSub System

7 © The ATHENA Consortium. Virtual and Physical Testing Process OEM has to define Technical Objectives. Supplier must perform a set of Tests by means of own laboratories. Setting-Up T1 T2 T3T4 T5 T6 Product Planning Alternative Choice Target Setting Supplier Choice & Integration (Sourcing) Virtual & Phisical Testing Process interested Part Supply Tooling Supply Styling Production Design Tuning Plant Equipping & Testing Archetypes Concepts Development Production OEM Suppliers

8 © The ATHENA Consortium. Examples of Technical Objectives AIR CONDITIONER Climatic Comfort Environment Quality Air Quality Inside powder infiltration level Inside NO2 concentration Inside SO2 concentration Air distribution No powder infiltration No internal smells - Infiltration degree before use - Infiltration degree after use - Sensor AQS Presence - Coal Filter Presence Air recycle Button No correlation Top Level Req 1 Top Level Req 2 Customer Car Profile Vehicle Technical Spec. Vehicle InsideA.C. Control System Engine Space For each requirement, a set of Technical Objectives must be tested. List of technical requirements for “Vehicle Inside” subsystem

9 © The ATHENA Consortium. Actors Within the Collaborative Product Design Scenario there are four different participants: Prototype Manager (OEM) Test Manager (OEM) Test Executor (Supplier) Lab Manager (Supplier)

10 © The ATHENA Consortium. Virtual and Physical Testing Process TestExecutor (Supplier) Result Validation and Results issue TestExecution Results Forwarding TestResults forwarded Testresults pubblication Result Validation andpublication Results issue Lab Manager (Supplier) Test Executor (Supplier) Test Manager (OEM) Test request Start Instantiation Test Procedure n°# Test procedure initialised Filling Test request initialised Forwarding TestProcedures Repository Prototype Manager (OEM) Test Manager (OEM) Test request forwarded Test request assigned Testrequest Receiving (Click on the buttons)

11 © The ATHENA Consortium. Virtual and Physical Testing Process The OEM Prototype Manager requests a test TestExecutor (Supplier) Result Validation and Results issue TestExecution Results Forwarding TestResults forwarded Testresults pubblication Result Validation andpublication Results issue Lab Manager (Supplier) Test Executor (Supplier) Test Manager (OEM) Test request Start Instantiation Test Procedure n°# Test procedure initialised Filling Test request initialised Forwarding TestProcedures Repository Prototype Manager (OEM) Test Manager (OEM) Test request forwarded Test request assigned Testrequest Receiving

12 © The ATHENA Consortium. Virtual and Physical Testing Process The OEM Test Manager instantiate a test, fill the test and forward it to the supplier Lab Manager Test request Start TestExecutor (Supplier) Result Validation and Results issue TestExecution Results Forwarding TestResults forwarded Testresults pubblication Result Validation andpublication Results issue Lab Manager (Supplier) Test Executor (Supplier) Test Manager (OEM) Test request Start Instantiation Test Procedure n°# Test procedure initialised Filling Test request initialised Forwarding TestProcedures Repository Prototype Manager (OEM) Test Manager (OEM) Test request forwarded Test request assigned Testrequest Receiving

13 © The ATHENA Consortium. Virtual and Physical Testing Process The Supplier Lab Manager receives the test and assigns it to the test executor TestExecutor (Supplier) Result Validation and Results issue TestExecution Results Forwarding TestResults forwarded Testresults pubblication Result Validation andpublication Results issue Lab Manager (Supplier) Test Executor (Supplier) Test Manager (OEM) Test request Start Instantiation Test Procedure n°# Test procedure initialised Filling Test request initialised Forwarding TestProcedures Repository Prototype Manager (OEM) Test Manager (OEM) Test request forwarded Test request assigned Testrequest Receiving

14 © The ATHENA Consortium. Virtual and Physical Testing Process The Supplier Test Executor carries out the test and forwards the test results to the OEM Test Manager TestExecutor (Supplier) Result Validation and Results issue TestExecution Results Forwarding TestResults forwarded Testresults pubblication Result Validation andpublication Results issue Lab Manager (Supplier) Test Executor (Supplier) Test Manager (OEM) Test request Start Instantiation Test Procedure n°# Test procedure initialised Filling Test request initialised Forwarding TestProcedures Repository Prototype Manager (OEM) Test Manager (OEM) Test request forwarded Test request assigned Testrequest Receiving

15 © The ATHENA Consortium. Virtual and Physical Testing Process The OEM Test Manager validates and publishes the test results TestExecutor (Supplier) Result Validation and Results issue TestExecution Results Forwarding TestResults forwarded Testresults pubblication Result Validation andpublication Results issue Lab Manager (Supplier) Test Executor (Supplier) Test Manager (OEM) Test request Start Instantiation Test Procedure n°# Test procedure initialised Filling Test request initialised Forwarding TestProcedures Repository Prototype Manager (OEM) Test Manager (OEM) Test request forwarded Test request assigned Testrequest Receiving

16 © The ATHENA Consortium. Testing Operative Requirements (1) All test procedure steps are recognized by the Labs. All different units of measurement for attribute are converted. All calculated performance attributes are recognized by the OEM.

17 © The ATHENA Consortium. Testing Operative Requirements (2) The right people are notified by the Workflow tool. The right e-services are properly called by the Workflow tool. All process tasks are assigned and executed. TestExecutor (Supplier) Result Validation and Results issue TestExecution Results Forwarding TestResults forwarded Testresults pubblication Result Validation andpublication Results issue Lab Manager (Supplier) Test Executor (Supplier) Test Manager (OEM) Test request Start Instantiation Test Procedure n°# Test procedure initialised Filling Test request initialised Forwarding TestProcedures Repository Prototype Manager (OEM) Test Manager (OEM) Test request forwarded Test request assigned Testrequest Receiving

18 © The ATHENA Consortium. Interoperability Issues Interoperability issues are problems concerning interoperability extracted from analysis of business scenarios.

19 © The ATHENA Consortium. Interoperability Issues Data Format Interoperability: ability of an application to exchange data by means of a common format or via mappings Process Interoperability: ability of a process to make "visible" the requested and the offered services/interfaces Distributed inconsistent data: ability of a solution to guarantee distributed data consistency in a virtual enterprise context

20 © The ATHENA Consortium. Interoperability Issues (2) Business Processes “hardcoded” in applications: improvement of application deployment in terms of “Time to Market” and code reuse level Applications focus on transactions, not on business processes: usage of graphical tools to process management in a virtual enterprise context

21 © The ATHENA Consortium. Technical Solution (1) Exchange of Process Models

22 © The ATHENA Consortium. Technical Solution (2) Cross-Organisational Business Processes (CBPS)

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