ETO bid solutions definition and selection using configuration models and a multi-criteria approach

Sylla, Abdourahim; Vareilles, Élise; Coudert, Thierry; Aldanondo, Michel; Geneste, Laurent; Beauregard, Yvan

doi:10.1109/ieem.2017.8290208

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“…It gathers three elements : (i) a set variables, (ii) a finite domain for each variable, and (iii) a set of constraint that establishes relationships between variables [18]. Referring to the configuration problem previously defined, a CSP-based configuration model is defined as follow [7], [13], [15]: each sub-system family and each attribute is associated to a variable. A specific sub-system or attribute value is then a value in its corresponding variable domain.…”

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How to Use Configuration Software in “Less Routine Design” Situations? Some Modelling Propositions

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et al. 2018

2018 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management (IEEM)

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This paper considers the configuration of physical systems in a business to business environment (machine tool, aerospace equipment, cranes …). In this kind of business, knowledge-based configuration software are frequently used when dealing with "infinitely routine design" situations where the entire customer's requirements can be fulfilled with standard systems. However, in "less routine design" situations where non-standard systems must be designed in order to fulfill the entire customers' requirements, existing knowledge-based configuration software cannot be used. In fact, the configuration hypothesis state that all configured systems are assembled from standard subsystems and components. The aim of this paper is therefore to investigate how the existing products/systems configuration hypothesis, problems' definitions, and models can be modified or adapted in order to allow the use of configuration software in "less routine design" situations. In this purpose, first, the main differences between standard and non-standards systems are analyzed. Then, six cases of systems configuration that differentiate "less routine design" from "infinitely routine design" are identified and discussed. Finally, some Constraint Satisfaction Problems (CSP) based modeling extensions are proposed to allow the use of configuration software in these situations.

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Section: B Csp Based Knowledge Modellingmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…As a consequence, some companies use configuration software to design the predefined parts of the system. The other parts are defined manually or using other tools such as Computer Aided Design (CAD) [11], [12], [13]. This results in additional time, resources and efforts in the design process.…”

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confidence: 99%