1. Slide 1 IEM 5303 Advanced Manufacturing Systems Design  2000 John W. Nazemetz Welcome to Week 12 Discussion Agenda for Tonight: Discussion Thread Website Discussion Questions from Discussion Leaders Other Questions from Students Let’s Begin …

2. Slide 2 IEM 5303 Advanced Manufacturing Systems Design  2000 John W. Nazemetz Discussion Threads Experiment – www.blackboard.com E-mail w/username, password Log in and supply additional Information Participate in Discussions – Pose Questions – Reply to Questions, Comments

3. Slide 3 IEM 5303 Advanced Manufacturing Systems Design  2000 John W. Nazemetz Discussion Questions (Short)

4. Slide 4 IEM 5303 Advanced Manufacturing Systems Design  2000 John W. Nazemetz Short Question 1 (A) Where does Singh's mention the integration of vendor and customer systems with the manufacturer's? Shouldn’t enterprise integration speak to electronic data interchange, point of sale devices, and such at the vendors' and customers' level?

5. Slide 5 IEM 5303 Advanced Manufacturing Systems Design  2000 John W. Nazemetz Short Question 1 (B) Where does Singh's mention the integration of vendor and customer systems with the manufacturer's? He Doesn’t. Shouldn’t enterprise integration speak to electronic data interchange, point of sale devices, and such at the vendors' and customers' level? Yes – Definition of Enterprise Should be Broad Vaughan Model Makes no Distinction by Economic Role – Functional Roles Only Vendor -> Operate Sales Facility Customer -> Operate, Maintain, Dispose

6. Slide 6 IEM 5303 Advanced Manufacturing Systems Design  2000 John W. Nazemetz Discussion Questions (Daino)

7. Slide 7 IEM 5303 Advanced Manufacturing Systems Design  2000 John W. Nazemetz Daino Question 1 (Daino) Can you explain the difference between relational, object oriented and hierarchical database structures ? All – Entity, Attributes, Relationships Relational – Uses a Relation or Key to Relate Entities Object Oriented – Entities (Objects) have Sub/Supertype Relations, Inheritance Hierarchial – Relationships in Structure/ Format Can co-exist so may not be “different”

8. Slide 8 IEM 5303 Advanced Manufacturing Systems Design  2000 John W. Nazemetz Daino Question 2- A (Daino) Enterprise software packages such as SAP can be rigid in nature and force organizations to conform practices to meet software requirements. Developing systems internally is too expensive and requires extensive expertise. Are there any internet based enterprise modules that cost-effectively deal with problem and allow internal customization with affordable technologies ?

9. Slide 9 IEM 5303 Advanced Manufacturing Systems Design  2000 John W. Nazemetz Daino Question 2- B (Daino) Enterprise software packages such as SAP can be rigid in nature and force organizations to conform practices to meet software requirements. Developing systems internally is too expensive and requires extensive expertise. Are there any internet based enterprise modules that cost-effectively deal with problem and allow internal customization with affordable technologies ? Three components to be “customized” (Danner) Technology (Software) Semantics Procedures/Practices Still Developing (Markup and Mappings)

10. Slide 10 IEM 5303 Advanced Manufacturing Systems Design  2000 John W. Nazemetz Daino Question 3 (Daino) I don't quite understand the purpose of a "mark-up" language. How is this type of language different from Java, Fortran, C++ etc.? Java, Fortran, C++ are Procedural/ Algorithmic Languages Mark-up is “Document” Oriented (What/How) data 143-34-8463 [Bold] 143-34-8463 [EndBold]

11. Slide 11 IEM 5303 Advanced Manufacturing Systems Design  2000 John W. Nazemetz Discussion Questions (Ferguson)

12. Slide 12 IEM 5303 Advanced Manufacturing Systems Design  2000 John W. Nazemetz Ferguson Question 1 Switches seem to be a popular alternative to hubs/repeaters. Can you explain the concept of a switch? [ I assume you are asking about routers ] Hubs/repeaters Fixed Path, Strengthen Signal Routers Use Meta-Data Data about the system Current State Set up a path based on current state and then traverse the path

13. Slide 13 IEM 5303 Advanced Manufacturing Systems Design  2000 John W. Nazemetz Ferguson Question 2 Example 14.6 discusses server/LAN/WAN utilization. What is the maximum utilization you should allow before upgrading? Must Define Utilization (% of What) Bit Transfer Capacity Information Bit Transfer Capacity Depends but 70-85% of Bit Transfer Capacity usually used.

14. Slide 14 IEM 5303 Advanced Manufacturing Systems Design  2000 John W. Nazemetz Ferguson Question 3 Have you ever used "MovieMail?" If so, how does it work? Not Used that Particular Program Speculating – Some type of Video File Like xxx.avi, xxx.mp3 files Comparison to “Streamed”

15. Slide 15 IEM 5303 Advanced Manufacturing Systems Design  2000 John W. Nazemetz Discussion Questions (Class)

16. Slide 16 IEM 5303 Advanced Manufacturing Systems Design  2000 John W. Nazemetz Discussion Questions (Class) Questions as raised in Class.

17. Slide 17 IEM 5303 Advanced Manufacturing Systems Design  2000 John W. Nazemetz Discussion Session 11 End of Class Have a Good Week and I’ll see you next time!