An implementation of the business process modelling approach in the automotive industry

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part B: Journal of Engineering Manufacture

Volumn 216, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1413-1428

  Monfared, R P ^a   West, A A ^a   Harrison, R ^a   Weston, R H ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Automotive control system; Business assessment; Business process model; CIMOSA; Simulation

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE ENGINE MANUFACTURE; AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY; COMPUTER AIDED ANALYSIS; COMPUTER CONTROL SYSTEMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION;

BUSINESS ASSESSMENT; BUSINESS PROCESS MODEL; COMPONENT BASED MACHINE CONTROL SYSTEM; SOFTWARE PACKAGE CIMOSA;

PROCESS ENGINEERING;

EID: 0036411911     PISSN: 09544054     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/095440502320783369     Document Type: Article

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