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of T-Systems. In case licenses for commercial software are required, it might
become necessary to define additional agreements between the service provider, the
ISV and the engineering office.
The SESIS environment allows its users to collaborate with each other and to
provide access to shared data. For example the CMT is able to present a sketch of
the funnel to the shipyard before starting the computation. The shipyard can retrieve
results immediately from the system provider once the calculation has finished.
SESIS has a very fine grained data management system that allows it to share
files between several instances in such a way that only authorized users are able to
access files they are permitted to access.
10.4 Added Value for the User
The co-operation between CMT and FSG is currently based on the travelling of
skilled personal, by phone, fax or by email. At the moment no Grid technologies
are used for an easier and faster way of working together. The travelling of highly
skilled personal is expensive in terms of time and money. The work process via
phone or mail is inefficient and unsatisfactory compared to a work process within
a Grid-enabled organization. The additional usage of Grid technology offers new
and fast ways for organizations to communicate and increases the speed of the work
process.
The reduction of time needed to finish the construction of a part of a ship (here
a funnel) with all design and calculation steps required, directly reduces the cost of
this part of the design. The saving of time also enables the shipyard to design ships
faster and enhance the quality and safety of their products.
The Business Experiment provides a Grid-service solution and a corresponding
infrastructure allowing the end users (i.e. shipyards and their suppliers) to co-operate,
to share data and results, and to use remote resources and services delivered by
an IT-service provider on demand. The workplace of the engineer is connected to
the computing resources of an independent application service provider who offers
hardware and software services.
To enable the design engineers to generate precise results within the very limited
time available in early design, IT support for their work is highly beneficial. The
range of tools used goes from “simple” engineering formulas for single technical
problems to complex 3D models.
As the performance of the computers and tools available is constantly increasing,
more and more complex problems can be solved during the early design phase.
Thus, today, engineers are enabled to design an optimized ship for the owner's needs
within shorter time scales.
The engineers at the CMT act as consultants, who design special components
of a new ship according to the request of the customers. Data is shared between the
shipyard and the consultant via the Ship Design and Simulation System SESIS. In
this way, the designers can ensure that the components will fit perfectly into the
actual ship during construction. The structural analysis of the components is carried
