Merged with duplicate record 10026.1/822 on 12.04.2017 by CS (TIS)This work addresses the problem of difficulties in the implementation
of Computer Aided Production Management systems, and presents
a methodology for their implementation which significantly improves on
current practice. The methodology provides a structured approach which
leads the company through a series of strategic business decisions
which establish the context within which the solution must operate.
The work focusses attention upon the design of the whole system with
respect to the relationship between computerised functions and the
infrastructure of human elements which facilitate and govern the
system's operation. A model of the tasks involved in production
management is presented. The model is used to structure decisions
relating to the design of the infrastructure.
The research work described proceeded in two distinct stages. In the
first stage the author participated with other researchers who jointly
developed the framework of the process methodology for CAPM
implementation. This stage provides the context for the development of
the task model approach to the design of the system, which represents
the author's individual contribution (see section 1.8).
The task model can be used as a tool to identify the options available
for the way each task within production management may be executed,
giving the user a basis for the design of a particular system while not
advocating any particular solution. By the use of this approach the
user is encouraged to consider the options available and to adopt an
integrated approach which looks at all areas of production management,
not only those for which there is a pressing problem or a tempting
solution.
This work results in a contribution to the development of the process
methodology, the development of a tool in the CAPM task model and
a review of the factors involved in the design of a system including
both human and computerised elements