Redesign support framework for complex technical processes

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Lopez-Arevalo, Ivan

Affiliations: Software Department, Technical University of Catalonia. Barcelona, Spain E-mail: [email protected]

Abstract: An approach to manage the complexity involved in the redesign of technical processes is proposed. This approach uses hierarchical models (functions and goals) of the process to be redesigned together with a CBR engine that helps to decide the elements of the process that should be modified. The framework consists of four main stages: design-description acquisition, identification of candidates, generation of alternatives, and adaptation and evaluation. This approach has been tested in the chemical engineering domain.

Journal: AI Communications, vol. 20, no. 2, pp. 127-128, 2007