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Advanced Engineering Environments for Small Manufacturing Enterprises: Volume II

May 2004 Technical Report
Steven J. Fenves (National Institute of Standards and Technology), Ram D. Sriram (National Institute of Standards and Technology), Young Choi (Chung-Ang University), Joseph P. Elm, John E. Robert

This report documents the Self-Assessment Tool for Engineering Environments (SAT-EE) and the Self-Assessment Tool for Engineering Tool Capabilities (SAT-ETC).

Publisher:

Software Engineering Institute

CMU/SEI Report Number

CMU/SEI-2004-TR-007

DOI (Digital Object Identifier):
10.1184/R1/6571841.v1

Abstract

To assist the Small Manufacturing Enterprise (SME) in adopting Advanced Engineering Environments (AEEs), this report provides two self-assessment tools. The Self-Assessment Tool for Engineering Environments (SAT-EE) assists an SME in assessing the adequacy of the current computing support environment in handling technical tasks. The Self-Assessment Tool for Engineering Tool Capabilities (SAT-ETC) enables the SME to collect data on the needs of the company, and maps it to specific classes of AEE tools. An SME may migrate to higher AEE levels through an orderly sequence of steps. Migration success is enhanced by careful attention to AEE component selection and by application of a defined technology adoption process.