1. ©NGEBIS WORKSHOP 2013Short Paper 9 - AIDIMAF. GiganteJune 2013 1 Analysis of Information Resources for the Furniture Industry in BIVEE Fernando Gigante, Pau Crespí {AIDIMA} Ali Anil Sinaci, R. Volkan Basar {SRDC} 18 th June 2013 1 New Generation Enterprise and Business Innovation NGEBIS 2013

2. ©NGEBIS WORKSHOP 2013 Short Paper 9 - AIDIMAF. GiganteJune 2013 2 Summary Introduction Selection of Furniture Companies Available Information Resources in the AS-IS Use of Information Resources in the TO-BE Conclusions

3. ©NGEBIS WORKSHOP 2013 Short Paper 9 - AIDIMAF. GiganteJune 2013 3 Introduction (I) The analysis described in this short paper is focused on the improvement on production activities in the SMEs Information systems Documentation Some challenges detected while doing the analysis No complete enough information systems in many SMEs Semi-formalized information resources

4. ©NGEBIS WORKSHOP 2013 Short Paper 9 - AIDIMAF. GiganteJune 2013 4 Introduction (II) Detection of the Key Resources to be analysed on the “road to improvement” Business processes Actors involved Documentation flow Key Performance Indicators -> Production Activities The ways to obtain this information have been Technical / no-technical Interviews Questionnaires Information from ERP (processes / documents / KPI)

5. ©NGEBIS WORKSHOP 2013 Short Paper 9 - AIDIMAF. GiganteJune 2013 5 Selection of SMEs - Furniture companies Selection criteria Desired level of reflection of the furniture sector Production activities based on a Virtual Enterprise approach Implanted ERP or Production Information System Enough production information in their current systems

6. ©NGEBIS WORKSHOP 2013 Short Paper 9 - AIDIMAF. GiganteJune 2013 6 Information Resources Available ‘AS-IS’ GdP – ERP Production Management Software Areas

7. ©NGEBIS WORKSHOP 2013 Short Paper 9 - AIDIMAF. GiganteJune 2013 7 Information Resources Available ‘AS-IS’ GdP – ERP Production Configuration Workflow

8. ©NGEBIS WORKSHOP 2013 Short Paper 9 - AIDIMAF. GiganteJune 2013 8 Information Resources Available ‘AS-IS’ KPI measurement through GdP - ERP

9. ©NGEBIS WORKSHOP 2013 Short Paper 9 - AIDIMAF. GiganteJune 2013 9 Information Resources ‘TO-BE’ Problems detected ERP has not enough information about management and external processes ERP is focused on internal production operations and data No production processes formalization found in the companies Actions taken Technical meetings / interviews with production companies Analysis of internal / external processes Formal definition of production processes Matching with different stakeholders

10. ©NGEBIS WORKSHOP 2013 Short Paper 9 - AIDIMAF. GiganteJune 2013 10 Information Resources ‘TO-BE’ Production processes modelling (supported by ADONIS © software)

11. ©NGEBIS WORKSHOP 2013 Short Paper 9 - AIDIMAF. GiganteJune 2013 11 Information Resources ‘TO-BE’ Identification of Production Documents ERP and not-linked documentation Matching between different furniture companies Focus on exchanging documents

12. ©NGEBIS WORKSHOP 2013 Short Paper 9 - AIDIMAF. GiganteJune 2013 12 Information Resources ‘TO-BE’ The funStep ontology is based on the international standard ISO 10303-236 for furniture and wood industry Composed and cross-checked against books, interviews and regulations Definition of a common furniture vocabulary Products Accessories Materials Developed under OWL DL Furniture knowledge Automatic inferences Consistency checking

13. ©NGEBIS WORKSHOP 2013 Short Paper 9 - AIDIMAF. GiganteJune 2013 13 Conclusions Top Hindering Factors Special training required Fear of change Mistrust in the new methods Lack of information about scope and benefits Many SMEs do not have a mechanism to manage changes Analysis of impact on the current business processes Current systems should be able to manage the achieved improvements Management of new processes / resources

14. ©NGEBIS WORKSHOP 2013Short Paper 9 - AIDIMAF. GiganteJune 2013 14 Thanks for your attention ! Questions? Fernando Gigante Valencia fgigante@aidima.es14