25th Congress of International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, 3 - 8 September 2006, Hamburg, Germany
Paper ICAS 2006-9.3.1


KNOWLEDGE ENABLED PROCESS ENGINEERING - REVOLUTION OR ADAPTATION

C. N. Bancroft, S. J. Crump*, M. Jackson, J. P. Tyler
Enabling Process Technologies Ltd, UK; *Airbus UK Ltd, UK

Keywords: Design, manufacturing, advanced information technology, automation and concurrent engineering, supply chain management

Knowledge Enabled Process Engineering (KEPE) is introduced in the context of its current and potential use for managing large complex problem domains, in particular management of manufacturing induced part distortion in large aerospace components. Enabling Process Technologies Ltd has developed KEPE as a formal working method within the aeronautics industry.


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