In the future users will request engineering services automatically much like we request stock quotes and weather reports today. Rather than requesting an engineering service directly from an engineer, a user will request the service from an automated server, which can be accessed from a web browser or other computer applications. The engineer's duties will shift to maintaining and enhancing the automated services, and performing expert-level analysis. This paradigm shift is beneficial to the engineer who is currently burdened with providing repetitive services. It is also beneficial to the users, who will receive a faster response from an automated server than a person can provide. This paper argues that service technology is sufficiently mature to provide many engineering services reliably and securely. It also illustrates a methodology for creating engineering services using the engineering applications that today's engineers use to provide their services. Once automated engineering services are available, they can be used in conjunction with a workflow management system to transform engineering processes in the same way business processes have been transformed in the last decade. This paper describes a prototype of an automated workflow system, developed by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, that provides navigation and telecommunication services.


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    Title :

    Automated workflow for engineering services


    Contributors:
    Bergman, R. (author) / Borden, C.S. (author) / Zendejas, S. (author)


    Publication date :

    2002-01-01


    Size :

    1200792 byte




    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English



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