Application protocol: Furniture catalog and interior design | ISO 10303-236:2006(E) © ISO |
The viewpoint is that of a furniture wholesaler.
The following terms are used in the application activity model. Terms marked with an asterisk are outside the scope of this application protocol.
The definitions given in this annex do not supersede the definitions given in the main body of the text.
Specification of the budget for a decoration project that has been reviewed and accepted by the end user (output from A42/A424, input to A43).
A computer aided design system used by a retailer or by a manufacturer to design decoration projects (mechanism for A42/A421, A422, and A423).
Selection of furniture items according to manufacturer, product line, and style. The CAD library items are available to use in a decoration project (output from A422, input to A423).
Computer hardware and software that supports the computer aided design of products by providing functions for defining the geometry (2D or 3D) and technological properties (mechanism for A2).
Computer hardware and software that supports the computer aided design of products by providing functions for defining the geometry (2D or 3D) and technological properties (mechanism for A443, and A445).
Determine the budget and delivery date for special products that are included in a decoration project, so that the retailer can calculate the final project budget (A445).
Rejection of an order (input to A446).
Personnel responsible of the distribution of commercial information and for filtering and compiling order information (control on A1).
The set of achievements foreseen by a company. These objectives will affect directly technical and commercial policies to be applied to the design process (control on A1).
Prepare and deliver the specifications required by a manufacturer to fulfil the requirements of a retailer or end user for a decoration project. These specifications include the decoration project design, the retailer's commercial data, requested delivery date, and terms of payment. This activity is undertaken by the retailer's commercial department when the retailer's offer is accepted by the end user (A43).
Compile order information: Apply the manufacturer's order filter policy to select the processable orders (A441).
Specify the essential elements and properties of a furnishing project in the form of lists of essential characteristics such as dimension, space distribution, etc... (A42).
Personnel responsible of the development of new ideas for bringing the new product to market (mechanism for A1).
Confirmation of the retailer's financial status, including credit rating and payment history (output from A442, control on A443).
Specify the space dimensions for a furnishing project (A421).
Transfer manufactured products from the manufacturer to the retailer, according to the manufacturing planning instructions (A5).
Products shipped to the retailer (output from A5).
Date when the products required for a decoration project are to be shipped to the retailer (output from A441, input to A443).
Functionality, geometry, and technological properties (output from A1, input to A2).
Person in charge of defining the design information of a product (mechanism for A1).
Information about who sends the order to buy a product (input for A4).
Information supplied by the end user indicating the desired functional and physical characteristics of the items to be included in a decoration project, including the style, materials, and colours (input to A42/A421, and A422).
The rules imposed by a manufacturer and controlled by a CAD-deco systems influence or determine the selection of items for a decoration project (control on A42/A421, A422, andA23). EXAMPLE Furnishing constraints can include location rules, joining rules among pieces, limits on combinations of styles, colours, and finishes, and price list rules.
Budget proposed to the end user (output from A423, input to A424).
Information that defines the products needed for a furnishing project in the context of the space(s) they will be placed in. This information can include different views of the furnished space(s), such as plan, elevation, and perspective drawings (output from A42/A423).
Processes of the product life cycle related to furniture industry.
Processes of the product life cycle related to furniture industry.
Data which is related to and is useful only for a company (input to A1).
Products ready for shipping following the order indications and data (output from A3, input to A4/A5).
Products ready for shipping following the order indications and data (output from A3, input to A4/A5).
Personnel responsible of the distribution of commercial information to the manufacturer's clients and for filtering and compiling order information (mechanism for A4/A41, and A5).
Personnel responsible for filtering and processing orders from retailers (mechanism for A4/A41, and A5).
General software for administration and production management.
An acceptance or rejection notification send by a manufacturer to a retailer. The notification will be positive (acceptance) if all technical and commercial constraints and requirements are satisfied (output from A4/A444, and A446, control on A43).
An acceptance or rejection notification send by a manufacturer to a retailer. The notification will be positive (acceptance) if all technical and commercial constraints and requirements are satisfied (output from A4/A444, and A446, control on A43).
Rules defined for special products, such as increments over the normal price that apply to manufacturing modifications to standard designs (control on A445).
Rules for delivering information to different retailers based on geographic and/or commercial relationships (control on A4/A41).
Personnel responsible for technical verification of orders and for analysis and response to requirements for special or non-standard products (mechanism for A4/A443, and A445).
Personnel responsible for technical verification of orders and for analysis and response to requirements for special or non-standard products (mechanism for A4/A443, and A445).
Examples of different manufacturers' products used by the retailer to show end users the characteristics of different products, such as their materials, colour, finish, and quality (mechanism for A42/A422).
The imposed rules which influence or determine the development of products (control on A2).
Requests of manufacturing a product after being designed and developed (output from A2, input to A3).
The set of instructions that apply to the manufacturing process, including distribution routes, controls and transport indications (output from A2, control on A3, and A4/A5).
Modifications which are needed in order to manufacture the product (output from A2, control on A1).
Provision of the available material and human resources which are necessary for producing the product (mechanism for A3).
Research process whose objective is to find out what the market demands or how it will react from certain products (input to A1).
Specification of a number of furniture items to be produced and delivered to a retailer or end user. The order is prepared by the retailer with the help of the CAD-deco system to obtain the budget and the views needed for the particular project. NOTE 1 Orders are conventionally sent by letter or fax from the retailer to the manufacturer; increasingly email and other forms of e-commerce are being used. NOTE 2 An order consists of three basic parts: retailer's data such as name and address; the decoration project design, consisting of the documents needed to describe the project completely; identification of the items Article description; quantity, code, description, price, etc. When the project contains special products (products that are not catalogued products) the order may also include sketches indicating dimensions, notes, etc. (output from A43, input to A4/A441).
The set of technical and commercial filters that are applied to an order before the rejection or acceptance process. These specify the restrictions and controls that determine whether an order is accepted into the manufacturer's systems (control on A4/A4/A441, A442, and A444).
Notification that specifies the products to be produced, packaged and shipped in response to an order, and initiates the production process for those products (output from A4/A4/A446, control on A3, control on A5).
Software tool used to automate the production planning process including the creation of process plans and the determination of manufacturing sequences (mechanism for A444, and A446).
Select items that are available in the CAD library and add them to decoration project definition in the context of the space(s) that are being furnished. The location of each selected item is specified (A423). NOTE The items can be taken from manufacturers' catalogues, 'standard' items, or defined for the actual composition with particular features, non lineal items. Standard items have basic attributes: surrounding dimensions (height, width, depth); box or front division; materials (finishing); fixed (dimensions changes are not allowed) or special.
Generate the costs associated with the items specified for the decoration project. The costs can be consulted at any time during the project design. Modifications can be carried out based on design or budgetary constraints (A424).
A list of the prices of a determined number of products (output from A2, input to A4/A41).
Description of the furniture items that can be supplied by a manufacturer together with prices and other information necessary for ordering, including name, code, dimensions, drawings, and photographs (output from A41, control on A42/A422).
The constraints imposed by a manufacturer and controlled by a CAD-deco system that influence or determine the selection of items for a decoration project based on price (control on A424).
Analyze an order and derive the information necessary to initiate the necessary processes such as production, logistics, and planning (A446).
When a project has technical or credit irregularities is sent to this activity (A444).
The manufacturer assesses the order according to commercial and technical criteria. If the order is rejected then the customer is informed of the reasons for rejection. If the order is accepted then the order information is passed to the production department and the customer is notified of the order acceptance (A44).
A document that identifies the products that a manufacturer can make including the available options and possible combinations. The product catalogue consists of textual and graphical descriptions of the manufacturer's products (including sketches, diagrams, and photographs) and can be published on paper or in electronic form (output from A1, input A4/A41).
Restrictions which should be taken into account in order to produce a product (input to A1).
The models or patterns from which subsequent copies are made, or improved specimens are developed (output from A3, input to A2).
Mechanism which evaluate and optimize the quality or reliability of a product or process (control on A3).
Crude unprocessed or partially processed material used as a feedstock for a processing operation (input to A3).
A document sent by a manufacturer to a retailer specifying the reasons for the rejection of an order (output from A442, input to A444).
A project that can not be produced for technical reasons (output from A443, input to A444).
The preferred date, specified by a retailer, on which goods are to be delivered to an end user (input to A4/A43).
The preferred commercial conditions, specified by the retailer, for the purchase of goods from a manufacturer (input to A4/A43).
The name and address of the retailer together with other information including company and government identifiers (input to A4/A41).
Personnel responsible for determining an end user's requirements, creating a decoration project definition meeting those requirements, preparing an offer to the end user, and compiling and sending an order to a manufacturer (mechanism for A4/A43, and A42/A21, A423, and A424).
The name and address of the retailer together with other information including company and government identifiers (output from A441, input to A442).
Identify the types of furniture items together with options such as finishes and accessories that are to be used in the CAD-deco system to create a decoration project (A422). NOTE The CAD library selection process depends on the CAD-deco system used, but in general, it is carried out in several steps: select a catalogue, furnishing type, or product line; select a manufacturer from the available libraries in the retailer's system; select a programme; each manufacturer groups products in different catalogues, where all the items in a programme have similar features; select finish(es), such as the style of the pieces of furniture, different colours, and different types of handle.
Supply manufacturered products to an end user, as specified in an order prepared by a retailer according to the product specifications described by the manufacturer's catalogue (A4).
Send the current product catalogue and associated prices. This activity ships the fees and catalogues to the Shops following the internal manufacturer's policy. Nowadays it is carried out by mail, in diskette or CD but it is intended to get the information in the future from the www through Internet services (A41).
It can be in several ways; technical drawings of the room to furnish, hand made sketches or oral information from the buyer (input to A42/A21).
When the end user information space is defined (shape and measures) introducing real dimensions, identifying walls, doors, windows and accidents and defining material qualities for floor, ceiling, doors, etc (output from A21, input to A23).
Budget and delivery date for the special project are sent back to the Retailer waiting for acceptance (output from A4/A445, control on A446, and A43).
Special budget for special products including delivery date (output from A4/A445, control on A446, and A43).
When a project has 'special' products, out of catalogue; with cuts, horizontal, vertical, -both longer or shorter than usual-, with a different shape, etc., the budget is calculated based on manufacturer's rules and most cases the budget is produced by the commercial manufacturer's department. Then this acceptance notification is sent to the manufacturer (output from A43, input to A4/A445).
In case the project has special products is needed to be sent to the calculate special case activity with the information concerning with the special items (output from A443, input to A445, and A446).
When the project consists of standard product, from the catalogue a completeness and feasibility check is carried out and if the result is positive it is sent to the process accepted order activity, in other case it is sent to the process rejected order activity (output from A443, input to A446).
Rules applicable to the furniture industry as a whole, or to a specific furniture company in order to ensure commonality between products and tools. These rules can be international standards (e.g., ISO, IEC), national standards (e.g., AFNOR, ANSI, DIN), or company policies (control on A1, and A2).
Information for the project to be develop, drawings, material indications, sketches, etc (output from A441, input to A443).
Descriptive pictures which are necessary to manufacture a product (output from A2, input to A3).
Personnel responsible of the development of the technical drawings (mechanism for A2).
Vehicles available in the company for expedition and transport of the products to Retailers (mechanism for A5).
Each manufacturer has a customer data base with the relevant data from each retailer, updating periodically their data (A442).
All the data are checked once the technical information is isolated, first of all the completeness of data and possible coding errors, later, the technical feasibility (A443).
The application activity model diagrams are given in Figures F.1 through F.5. The graphical form of the application activity model is presented in the IDEF0 activity modelling format [1]. Activities and data flows that are out of scope are marked with asterisks.
Figure F.1 - A-0 Furniture industry activities (FEO).
Figure F.2 - A0 Furniture industry activities.
Figure F.3 - A4 Sell products.
Figure F.4 - A42 Create furnishing project.
Figure F.5 - A44 Process the order.
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