Title :
Generic design flows for project management in a framework environment
Author :
Kwee-Christoph, E. ; Feldbusch, F. ; Kumar, R. ; Kunzmann, A.
Author_Institution :
Comput. Sci. Res. Center, Forschungszentrum Inf., Karlsruhe, Germany
Abstract :
Due to the increasing complexity of CAD systems, project managers, engineers and designers have to be supported in handling an increasing number and variety of highly specialized tools. Recent research activities follow the goal, to integrate these tools in a unified framework, which enables concurrent engineering based on a controlled execution of design activities within a common environment. Today, framework services are typically restricted to design data management and integration facilities. This paper addresses the often neglected, but very important problem of design flow management with special emphasis on project management strategies. In contrast to other approaches a generic procedure is proposed which is driven by the inherent interdependencies between project specification, design team and tools. This approach provides a flexible, adaptive and transparent design flow management system
Keywords :
circuit CAD; concurrent engineering; data flow analysis; design engineering; integrated circuit design; project management; CAD systems; concurrent engineering; design activities; design flow management; framework environment; framework services; generic design flows; project management; project specification; unified framework; Computer science; Design automation; Design engineering; Engineering management; Environmental management; Flow graphs; Process design; Project management; Systems engineering and theory; Very large scale integration;
Conference_Titel :
European Design and Test Conference, 1995. ED&TC 1995, Proceedings.
Conference_Location :
Paris
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-7039-8
DOI :
10.1109/EDTC.1995.470383