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AlchemyBPMA Management System for

Fundamental Business Processes

Dale Scott ([email protected])


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A not-uncommon situation

Ad-hoc processes Lack of formal infrastructure

Knowledge trapped in vertical silos Tasks crossing silos are difficult to manage,

track, and report on. No consensus on basic specific information Decision making based on inference and

unsubstantiated claims


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Data filing system

Critical PartSpreadsheet

BOMSpreadsheet

ProductionSchedule

Spreadsheet

S/NSpreadsheet

MechanicalCAE Vault

NetworkProject

Directories

Vendorand

contractordrawings

PersonalNetwork

Directories

MechanicalDrawing

Network DirectoryPersonalE-Mail

ECOfolder

SoftwareVersion MatrixSpreadsheet

SalesForecast

Spreadsheet

Test ResultsNetwork Directory

Non-ConformaSpreadshee


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The Solution

Shared access to trusted data Product data (spec's, design files, BOMs)

Project data (projects, timesheets & schedules) Manufacturing data (test results, lots, serial #'s) Corrective action (NCR, FRACAS) Informal knowledge (notes, analysis reports)

Training requirements and fulfillmentUser-customizable real-time reporting


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AlchemyBPM

CASCorrective Action

System

KB

CollaborativeKnowledge Base

DMSDocument

ManagementSystem

ERPEnterpriseResourcePlanning

PMSProject

ManagementSystem

Knowledge-BasedDecisionMaking

TMSTraining

ManagementSystem


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Everyone benefits

AlchemyBPM

Semi-Connected UsersField Service, Field Sales,

Home Office, Travel ...

PurchasingMRP, Vendors, Part

Specifications, ECOs, ...

ManufacturingMRP, Incoming QA, Work

Instructions, Test Procedures,Test Results, ECO, ...

SalesJob Quoting, Client JobCosting, Project Status,Manufacturing Status,

CRM, ...

VP

CEO / COO

VP VP

Senior ManagementReal-time decision support

information anddashboards, cost analysis,forecasting, QA reporting ...

EngineeringProject Management,

Mechanical, Electronic,Software, Design Vaulting, Part

Specifications, Bills ofMaterials, Verification &

Validation Testing, ECO, ...Quality

Non-Conformance reports andfollowup action


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Server structure

Low-LevelServices

OpenSSHSecure Shell

OpenSSLSSL/TLS Tookit

NoIPDDNS Client

FreeBSD Unix-like Operating System

ApacheHTTP Server

PHP5Server-Side

Scripting

MySQLDatabase Server

PhpMyAdminDatabase Admin

Cyrus SASLSimple Auth& Security

PostfixMTA (Mail

Transfer Agent)

ProcMailMDA (Mail

Delivery Agent)

Courier AuthlibIMAP

Authentication

Courier IMAPIMAP Server

ERPEnterprise Resource

Planning

KBKnowledge Base

DMSDocument

Management System

PMSProject

Management System

CASCorrective Action

System

NTPNetwork Time

Client

AlchemyBPMComponents

AdminApplications

LynxText-based www

Client

TMSTraining Management

System

SquirrelMailWeb-mail


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The Swift Construction Company

The AlchemyBPM Reference Design Fully functional fictional high-tech design,

manufacturing and sales organization Complex enough to demonstrate AlchemyBPM

functionality, simple enough to understand Based on ISO 9001:2008 compliance

Active project development, engineering design,purchasing, sales, manufacturing, inventory con-trol, issue resolution, etc.


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Fully Free and Open Source

AlchemyBPM can be used for any purposewithout external controls, license fees ormaintenance contracts

AlchemyBPM can be innovated upon withoutrestriction

AlchemyBPM services can be readily obtained

because the software is based on popular andopen technologies Innovations and support can be shared, reducing

individual cost


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Licensing

AlchemyBPM Documents licensed under the CreativeCommons ''Attribution-ShareAlike''

3.0 Unported license (share and remix the work with attribution andthe resulting work must be distributed under the same license)

Swift Construction Company Documents and data licensed under the CreativeCommons ''Attribution''

3.0 Unported license (share and remix the work without restrictionwith attribution)

Software licensed under the Simplifed BSD license (free to do anything)

Component Projects GNU GPL (share and remix the work with attribution and the resulting

work must be distributed under the same license)


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By adopting a Product Data Management focus,SMEs will benefit from increased revenues

(19%), reduced product cost (17%) and decreasedproduct development cost (16%) and will be at asignificant competitive disadvantage if they do not!

The PLM for Small to Medium-Size Manufacturers Benchmark Report,March 2006, Aberdeen Group


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Due to the pervasive nature of the Internet, the topo-logy of society is changing from hub & spoke to

mesh. As that has happened, the way that business

interests are conducted has been migrating from aworld of secrecy, giving confidence and security, toa world of transparency with privacy, giving confid-

ence and security.

Simon Phipps, Chief Open Source Officer and Director, Sun Microsystems2008


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Combine enterprise resource planning (ERP) soft-ware with business intelligence (BI) and you have

the perfect storm for improving performance andvisibility in information management strategies.

ERP/BI Connection: Adding Value Through Actionable Intelligence

Aberdeen Group Inc.


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Q&A