Tool integration in distributed environments: An experience report in a manufacturing framework

Journal of Systems Integration

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 31-51

  Bounab, Malek ^a   Godart, Claude ^b  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b LORIA   (France)

Author keywords

Data Sharing; Heterogeneous and Distributed Data Management; Interoperability; Manufacturing Environments; PCTE; Skill Cooperation; Tool Federation; Tool Integration

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; ENGINEERING RESEARCH;

DESIGN MANAGEMENT AND MANUFACTURING SYSTEM (DMMS);

COMPUTER INTEGRATED MANUFACTURING;

EID: 0032024599     PISSN: 09254676     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008253401221     Document Type: Article

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