Author:
Yasuyuki Nishioka
Affiliation:
Hosei University, Japan
Keyword(s):
Quotation process, Ontology, Standardization, Object modelling, Advanced Planning and Scheduling, Supply chain, Bill of Materials, One-of-a-kind Production, Small Manufacturing Enterprise.
Related
Ontology
Subjects/Areas/Topics:
Artificial Intelligence
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Business Process Management
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Communication, Collaboration and Information Sharing
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e-Business
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Enterprise Engineering
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Enterprise Information Systems
;
Knowledge Management and Information Sharing
;
Knowledge Management Projects
;
Knowledge-Based Systems
;
Symbolic Systems
;
Tools and Technology for Knowledge Management
Abstract:
One advantage of SMEs is flexibility for supporting one-of-a-kind production. In order to do this, quotation process need to be managed appropriately by using ICT. This paper deals with production management for quotation and collaboration processes of SMEs, which have huge variation and difficulty of information integration. This paper shows two industrial case studies, and a typical model of quotation process. Then PSLX information model, which is a result of standardization activities, is applied for supporting the management. Finally capability of human-involved ICT is discussed as concluding remarks.