Industry recognizes that very small enterprises (VSE), that develop parts having software components, are very important to the economy. These parts are often integrated in products of larger enterprises. Failure to deliver on time, within budget a quality product threatens the competitiveness of both organizations. One way to mitigate these risks is by having all suppliers of a product chain t...

In the developmental processes of a complex product, such as a passenger car, simulation software tools are used today to such an extent that the notion of a ‘virtual development process’ is justified, paralleling the hardware-based development process. In conjunction with several other software tools, a multi-body software system (MBS) can be an integral part of the virtual process, covering t...

The proliferation of software application in daily operations is undeniably deep-rooted and intertwined with every fabric of life. Complicated as software systems are, they evolve in much the same manner as the chaotic world of their creator. Yet no one complains about the shortcomings of these heterogeneous software systems created by unassociated developers that were never meant to interopera...

We report on an overhaul to the Sonification Sandbox. The Sonification Sandbox provides a cross-platform, flexible tool for converting tabular information into a descriptive auditory graph. It is implemented in Java, using the Java Sound API to generate MIDI output. An improved modular code structure provides a strong user interface and model framework for auditory graph representation and mani...

Immense levels of data and the complexity of current logistics networks have made software support indispensable. Recurring calculations in network design and transportation planning can be automated with the help of planning software. Furthermore sophisticated algorithms are available to improve planning performance and reduce planning efforts. After a brief introduction of requirements in log...

Improving software process to achieve high quality in a software development organization is the key factor to success. Bangladeshi software firms have not experienced much in this particular area in comparison to other countries. The ISO 9001 and CMM standard has become a basic part of software development. The main objectives of our study are: 1) To understand the software development process...

Why a new software-engineering standard? ESA has had a highly successful softwareengineering standard, ESA PSS-05, since 1984. PSS-05 was prepared by ESA’s Board for Software Standardisation and Control (BSSC), which was established in 1977, when the importance of software standards for the proper conduct of complex or critical spacesoftware projects was realised. PSS-05 engineering standard wo...

CAI software products based on TRIZ were successfully applied in superior firms in the world. The Standard Solutions CAI system is one of branch of CAI software. Standard Solutions is important tool for product design. Standard Solutions for innovation firstly models a technical or process problem by Substance-Field (Su-F) Analysis, then synthesizes and converts the problem to acquire a solutio...