The rapid growth in global electric vehicle sales over the past decade has led to unsustainable a... more The rapid growth in global electric vehicle sales over the past decade has led to unsustainable and unethical extraction of natural resources, broken supply chains for cathodes, and a likelihood of significant environmental hazards from a deluge of spent batteries expected in coming years. Even though it is now technologically feasible to give the spent batteries a second life or harvest critical raw materials, significant challenges remain in tracking spent batteries, optimizing reverse logistics costs, and maximizing value recovery. We propose an ecosystem value optimization approach powered by a digital solution framework to enable five key value drivers for battery circularity – safety, regulatory compliance, carbon footprint reduction, quality, and financials. For example, stakeholders can cut average transportation costs of spent batteries by 11–44% compared to current shipping practices; and improve value recovery by 52–60% by routing batteries with good health to second-life...
In this paper, we propose a novel software interoperability framework, termed "agent-based&q... more In this paper, we propose a novel software interoperability framework, termed "agent-based", that addresses many important issues critical to effective concurrent engineering. We demonstrate how concurrent engineering is supported using Designworld, an environment for total product engineering built using the agent-based framework. 1.0 Introduction Today's software infrastructures are inadequate to support concurrent engineering effectively. Heterogeneous software tools typically do not interoperate well. As a result, many interoperability standards are beginning to emerge from the industry. CORBA (Common Object Request Broker Architecture from OMG consortium) aims at making data format independent across platforms and service location transparent to the user. BMS (Broadcast Message Server from Hewlett-Packard) provides a basic message brokering service based on message types. CFI (CAD Framework Initiative) provides common presentation and management services. However...
1.0 Designworld: an automated engineering system Designworld [1] is an automated engineering syst... more 1.0 Designworld: an automated engineering system Designworld [1] is an automated engineering system for digital circuits built from standard parts (TTL chips and prototyping boards). The distinguishing feature of the system is that it provides integrated support for various phases in the life cycle of a product – from design, through manufacture, to maintenance. The design for a product is entered via a multi-media design workstation; the product is built automatically by a dedicated robotic cell; and, if necessary, the product, once built, can be returned to the system for automatic diagnosis and repair.
In this paper, we propose a novel software interoperability framework, termed "agent-based&q... more In this paper, we propose a novel software interoperability framework, termed "agent-based", that addresses many important issues critical to effective concurrent engineering. We demonstrate how concurrent engineering is supported using Designworld, an environment for total product engineering built using the agent-based framework. 1.0 Introduction Today's software infrastructures are inadequate to support concurrent engineering effectively. Heterogeneous software tools typically do not interoperate well. As a result, many interoperability standards are beginning to emerge from the industry. CORBA (Common Object Request Broker Architecture from OMG consortium) aims at making data format independent across platforms and service location transparent to the user. BMS (Broadcast Message Server from Hewlett-Packard) provides a basic message brokering service based on message types. CFI (CAD Framework Initiative) provides common presentation and management services. However,...
The rapid growth in global electric vehicle sales over the past decade has led to unsustainable a... more The rapid growth in global electric vehicle sales over the past decade has led to unsustainable and unethical extraction of natural resources, broken supply chains for cathodes, and a likelihood of significant environmental hazards from a deluge of spent batteries expected in coming years. Even though it is now technologically feasible to give the spent batteries a second life or harvest critical raw materials, significant challenges remain in tracking spent batteries, optimizing reverse logistics costs, and maximizing value recovery. We propose an ecosystem value optimization approach powered by a digital solution framework to enable five key value drivers for battery circularity – safety, regulatory compliance, carbon footprint reduction, quality, and financials. For example, stakeholders can cut average transportation costs of spent batteries by 11–44% compared to current shipping practices; and improve value recovery by 52–60% by routing batteries with good health to second-life...
In this paper, we propose a novel software interoperability framework, termed "agent-based&q... more In this paper, we propose a novel software interoperability framework, termed "agent-based", that addresses many important issues critical to effective concurrent engineering. We demonstrate how concurrent engineering is supported using Designworld, an environment for total product engineering built using the agent-based framework. 1.0 Introduction Today's software infrastructures are inadequate to support concurrent engineering effectively. Heterogeneous software tools typically do not interoperate well. As a result, many interoperability standards are beginning to emerge from the industry. CORBA (Common Object Request Broker Architecture from OMG consortium) aims at making data format independent across platforms and service location transparent to the user. BMS (Broadcast Message Server from Hewlett-Packard) provides a basic message brokering service based on message types. CFI (CAD Framework Initiative) provides common presentation and management services. However...
1.0 Designworld: an automated engineering system Designworld [1] is an automated engineering syst... more 1.0 Designworld: an automated engineering system Designworld [1] is an automated engineering system for digital circuits built from standard parts (TTL chips and prototyping boards). The distinguishing feature of the system is that it provides integrated support for various phases in the life cycle of a product – from design, through manufacture, to maintenance. The design for a product is entered via a multi-media design workstation; the product is built automatically by a dedicated robotic cell; and, if necessary, the product, once built, can be returned to the system for automatic diagnosis and repair.
In this paper, we propose a novel software interoperability framework, termed "agent-based&q... more In this paper, we propose a novel software interoperability framework, termed "agent-based", that addresses many important issues critical to effective concurrent engineering. We demonstrate how concurrent engineering is supported using Designworld, an environment for total product engineering built using the agent-based framework. 1.0 Introduction Today's software infrastructures are inadequate to support concurrent engineering effectively. Heterogeneous software tools typically do not interoperate well. As a result, many interoperability standards are beginning to emerge from the industry. CORBA (Common Object Request Broker Architecture from OMG consortium) aims at making data format independent across platforms and service location transparent to the user. BMS (Broadcast Message Server from Hewlett-Packard) provides a basic message brokering service based on message types. CFI (CAD Framework Initiative) provides common presentation and management services. However,...
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