Objective The objective of this project is to develop methods, tools, interfaces and architectures to facilitate the exchange of technical and commercial data between independent organisations working together in manufacturing or distribution chains. The project will be focused on the requirements of the automotive industry.The objective of this project is to develop methods, tools, interfaces and architectures to facilitate the exchange of technical and commercial data between independent organisations working together in manufacturing or distribution chains. The project will be focused on the requirements of the automotive industry. The first stage was to identify the scope and content of the critical issues which must be addressed. This led to the definition and construction of a laboratory model (AS-IS) of a supplier manufacturer distributor chain which reflects the current state of the art. This model will be used to simulate information exchange and transfer in particular areas of investigation. Further stages of the project identified the areas of improvement and entailed the enhancement of the AS-IS model to a FUTURE model. The results of these activities enabled the preparation of requirement specifications for the necessary information system components of the integrated supply and distribution chain. Throughout the analysis phase the project addressed the need for the exchange of neutral data, in terms of both message format and content.The major benefits envisaged arise from the orientation of the project towards satisfying the needs of the customer and include: decrease in product introduction time, shorter and more reliable delivery lead times, reduced costs, lower stocks, and improved product availability.Because the computer integrated manufacture for multisupplier operations (CMSO) project is concerned with the improvement of business performance through the application of information technology (IT), there are a number of different aspects to the exploitation of CMSO results: hardware and software products; implementations of methods and products; business and strategic guidance; business cases in support of further research; identification of the business cases for implementation; technical guidance for implementation, training and education; and input to standar ds and other technical and business organisations.The first stage was to identify the scope and content of the critical issues which must be addressed. This led to the definition and construction of a laboratory model (AS-IS) of a supplier-manufacturer-distributor chain which reflects the current state of the art. This model will be used to simulate information exchange and transfer in particular areas of investigation. Further stages of the project identified the areas of improvement and entailed the enhancement of the AS-IS model to a FUTURE model. The results of these activities enabled the preparation of requirement specifications for the necessary information system components of the integrated supply and distribution chain. Throughout the analysis phase the project addressed the need for the exchange of neutral data, in terms of both message format and content. Fields of science natural sciencescomputer and information sciencessoftwareengineering and technologymechanical engineeringvehicle engineeringautomotive engineering Programme(s) FP2-ESPRIT 2 - European strategic programme (EEC) for research and development in information technologies (ESPRIT), 1987-1992 Topic(s) Data not available Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme Data not available Coordinator ANGEWANDTE COMPUTERTECHNIK FÜR INFORMATIONSSYSTEME IN STUTTGART EU contribution No data Address WALDBURGSTRAßE 17-19 70563 STUTTGART Germany See on map Total cost No data Participants (14) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all ALCATEL TITN France EU contribution No data Address 523 TERRASSES DE L'AGORA 91034 EVRY See on map Total cost No data ASSOCIACAO DE FABRICANTES PARA A INDUSTRIA AUTOMOVEL Portugal EU contribution No data Address RUA DO CRASTO 190 4100 PORTO See on map Total cost No data ASSOCIACAO PARA O DESENVOLVIMENTO DO INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TECNICO Portugal EU contribution No data Address AVENIDA ROVISCO PAIS, 1 1096 LISBOA See on map Total cost No data CMSU-COMMUNICATION AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEM UNIT Greece EU contribution No data Address ZOGRAPHOU CAMPUS 15773 ATHENES See on map Total cost No data DAF (HOLDING DAF TRUCKS AND LEYLAND DAF) Netherlands EU contribution No data Address GELDROPSEWEG 303 5645 TK EINDHOVEN See on map Total cost No data HELSINKI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY Finland EU contribution No data Address Otakaari 1 02150 ESPOO See on map Total cost No data INTERSIS AUTOMACAO Portugal EU contribution No data Address EST PORTO SALVO, 48 2780 PACO D'ARCOS See on map Total cost No data Lucas Automotive Ltd United Kingdom EU contribution No data Address Great King Street B19 2XF Birmingham See on map Total cost No data SAAB-VALMET Finland EU contribution No data Address 23501 UUSIKAUPUNKI See on map Total cost No data Technische Universiteit Delft Netherlands EU contribution No data Address Julianalaan 132 2628BL Delft See on map Total cost No data Universität Bremen Germany EU contribution No data Address Klagenfurter Straße Betriebshof 28359 Bremen See on map Total cost No data Vereinigte Glaswerke GmbH Germany EU contribution No data Address Viktoriaallee 3-5 52066 Aachen See on map Total cost No data WILHELM KARMANN Germany EU contribution No data Address KARMANNSTRAßE 1 49084 OSNABRÜCK See on map Total cost No data Warwick Strategic Technologies United Kingdom EU contribution No data Address Barclays Venture Centre Warwick Science Park CV4 7EZ Coventry See on map Total cost No data