TY - GEN
T1 - FORS
T2 - Proceedings of the Twenty-Third Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences. Volume 1: Architecture Track
AU - Papanikolopoulos, N. P.
PY - 1990
Y1 - 1990
N2 - The author describes a modular design environment called FORS (flexible organizations), which is based on a network representation of the design effort. Each design network consists of tools (programs distributed over the whole network) and aspects (the models to which the tools are applied). The system's communication and exchange of data are based on distributed problem-solving techniques. The main objective is to develop mechanisms for collaboration between the different tools. The system provides a self-explanatory icon-based interface that allows for the dynamic reconfiguration of the design network and maintains libraries of records, tools, and aspects. The user can easily add and delete tools and access information and data from old designs. FORS extends object-oriented tool representation and considers the remote effects problem, also known as the simultaneous engineering or concurrent design problem.
AB - The author describes a modular design environment called FORS (flexible organizations), which is based on a network representation of the design effort. Each design network consists of tools (programs distributed over the whole network) and aspects (the models to which the tools are applied). The system's communication and exchange of data are based on distributed problem-solving techniques. The main objective is to develop mechanisms for collaboration between the different tools. The system provides a self-explanatory icon-based interface that allows for the dynamic reconfiguration of the design network and maintains libraries of records, tools, and aspects. The user can easily add and delete tools and access information and data from old designs. FORS extends object-oriented tool representation and considers the remote effects problem, also known as the simultaneous engineering or concurrent design problem.
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:0025244673
SN - 0818620099
T3 - Proceedings of the Hawaii International Conference on System Science
SP - 463
EP - 470
BT - Proceedings of the Hawaii International Conference on System Science
A2 - Hoevel, Lee W.
A2 - Shriver, Bruce D.
A2 - Nunamaker, Jay F.Jr.
A2 - Sprague, Ralph H.Jr.
A2 - Milutinovic, Velijko
PB - Publ by Western Periodicals Co
Y2 - 2 January 1990 through 5 January 1990
ER -