Engineering Tool Networks

Scenario 1—Discipline-Crossing Engineering Tool Networks... 

An analysis of the chapters describing lEAs shows a clear popularity of Scenario 1, Discipline-Crossing Engineering Tool Networks —which was introduced and described in Chapter 2. A few chapters also investigate tasks specific to Scenario 2, Use of existing artifacts for plant engineering. ... 

The industrial engineer can apply a variety of mathematical and engineering tools and techniques in the planning and management of effective transportation networks and systems in order to reduce or minimize costs, improve cycle time, reduce service failures, and so on. The industrial engineer plays a critical role in the development of efficient delivery routes, schedules, and plans and also helps in the design and implementation of transportation information systems. 

Prior to the start of discussions on FGS, it is better to refer Fig. VII/3.1-1 for familiarization of commonly used terms in cormection with FGS. Normally people require from a unified systems comhining FGS and ESD so that there will he cost savings as well as uniform operator interface. However, many standards require that ESD (Ref Fig. VII/3.1 2) to be treated separately as an independent system with some communication maybe at the hits level, with due necessary security for access for each of these systems. For that reason in ESD and FGS have been shown in two different networks, with serial communications shown between them. However, common engineering tools may be used to reduce operational risks. Now discussions on some of the requirements pertaining to various standards will be taken up to see how FGS can be treated as SIS. 

Hypercubes and other new computer architectures (e.g., systems based on simulations of neural networks) represent exciting new tools for chemical engineers. A wide variety of applications central to the concerns of chemical engineers (e.g., fluid dynamics and heat flow) have already been converted to run on these architectures. The new computer designs promise to move the field of chemical engineering substantially away from its dependence on simplified models toward computer simulations and calculations that more closely represent the incredible complexity of the real world. 

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