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6 Systems Integration Division
Pages 55-58

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... Areas of work include manufacturing enterprise integration; green manufacturing and construction; engineering and manufacturing products, processes, equipment, technical data, and standards; collaborative manufacturing research pilot grants; manufacturing fellowships; systems integration and engineering; life-cycle assessment; cyberphysical systems; productivity measurement; sustainability; and energy efficiency. 1 The SID is organized into four groups: Life Cycle Engineering, Information Modeling and Testing, Systems Engineering, and Process Engineering.
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From page 56...
... validation program. SI staff have been actively supporting the system integration and upgrading of standards related to enterprise integration; supporting pilot projects that include small and medium-sized businesses for new standards and enterprise integration; supporting the development, testing, promulgation and adoption of standards; developing a toolkit and training materials to permit small and medium-sized businesses to participate in an integrated enterprise; working with companies and associations to raise awareness of system integration and standards; and disseminating the information by participating in the workshops, meetings, and conferences.
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From page 57...
... Rather than trying to model all manufacturing processes, an enormous task, the SID team could consider developing protocols for measuring equipment energy. For example, they could consider equipment measurement under different production volumes and parameter settings.
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From page 58...
... FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS The division needs to expand its sustainable manufacturing activities and develop division- and project-level performance metrics for this area; periodically develop and evaluate its research portfolio, with the help of external experts; more effectively articulate its accomplishments; ensure, to the extent possible, that travel policies do not restrict business activities; assess recruitment and retention practices to ensure they are able to recruit and retain talented researchers; and establish a testbed to help in development, validation, demonstration, and technology transfer. Recommendation: The Systems Integration Division should establish a testbed to support development, validation, demonstration, and technology transfer.
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