This work, developed by NuPES (CEFET-PR) and a Brazilian branch of Siemens, was accomplished intending to improve the organization, communication, documentation and efficiency of electronic systems designs. After analyzing the features of the partnership environment, two remote teams, as well as the previously faced problems, the workflow was specified. The design flow was implemented using AMPLE language and Unix scripts to run under the WorkXpert environment. In addition to the previously available features (team components registration, communication standard procedures including notification messages automation, design status verification, tasks management ability) which were slightly modified, there are some other benefits provided by this work. It can be listed some of them as follow: E-mail messages as well as all design data automatic storage in a specified design area, Intranet interaction, documents access permissions management, collection of the typical required data using automatically accessed standard forms. This design flow; a relatively complex structure composed by 9 sub-flow, 28 decision, 112 tasks and 26 activities steps; is being tested using an authentic project composed by , design capture, PCB design, thermal and EMC analyses, which has been feeding the flow back. In addition to the shorter adaptation time for recently engaged people observed it should be exposed an important improvement of information storage standardization, data reliability, communication and management efficiency.

Bio

Alexandre Moeckel, graduated in Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering at Federal Center for Education in Technology of Parana (CEFET-PR) in 1995. He is post-graduating in Technology Innovation area at PPGTE-CEFET-PR. The under development thesis will compare the results from designs using the workflow developed here. Currently, he works in the Technology Post-graduation department (PPGTE). His activities and interests include electronics design management, analogic simulation, computer aided design and concurrent engineering.