<s>
Computer-aided	B-Algorithm
production	I-Algorithm
engineering	I-Algorithm
(	O
CAPE	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
relatively	O
new	O
and	O
significant	O
branch	O
of	O
engineering	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CAPE	O
is	O
seen	O
as	O
a	O
new	O
type	O
of	O
computer-aided	B-Application
engineering	O
environment	O
which	O
will	O
improve	O
the	O
productivity	O
of	O
manufacturing/industrial	O
engineers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
much	O
the	O
same	O
way	O
that	O
product	O
designers	O
need	O
computer-aided	B-Application
design	I-Application
systems	O
,	O
manufacturing	O
and	O
industrial	O
engineers	O
need	O
sophisticated	O
computing	O
capabilities	O
to	O
solve	O
complex	O
problems	O
and	O
manage	O
the	O
vast	O
data	O
associated	O
with	O
the	O
design	O
of	O
a	O
manufacturing	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CAPE	O
should	O
support	O
standard	O
engineering	O
methods	O
and	O
problem-solving	O
techniques	O
,	O
automate	B-Application
mundane	O
tasks	O
,	O
and	O
provide	O
reference	O
data	O
to	O
support	O
the	O
decision-making	O
process	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
would	O
be	O
implemented	O
on	O
personal	B-Device
computers	I-Device
or	O
engineering	O
workstations	O
which	O
have	O
been	O
configured	O
with	O
appropriate	O
peripheral	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
mathematical	O
modeling/simulation	O
,	O
statistical	O
process	O
control	O
and	O
computer	O
science	O
,	O
</s>
<s>
Engineering	O
tools	O
built	O
by	O
different	O
vendors	O
must	O
be	O
made	O
compatible	O
through	O
open	B-Architecture
systems	I-Architecture
architectures	I-Architecture
and	O
interface	O
standards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
modeling	B-Application
and	O
specification	O
of	O
manufacturing	O
processes	O
and	O
plant	O
layout	O
and	O
facilities	O
planning	O
;	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
problem	O
of	O
tool	O
interaction	O
is	O
not	O
limited	O
to	O
the	O
domain	O
of	O
computer-aided	B-Application
manufacturing	O
systems	O
engineering	O
—	O
it	O
is	O
pervasive	O
across	O
the	O
software	O
industry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
process	O
flowcharting	B-Language
,	O
information	O
modeling	B-Application
,	O
computer-aided	B-Application
design	I-Application
of	O
products	O
,	O
plant	O
layout	O
,	O
material	O
flow	O
analysis	O
,	O
ergonomic	O
workplace	O
design	O
,	O
mathematical	O
modeling	B-Application
,	O
statistical	O
analysis	O
,	O
line	O
balancing	O
,	O
manufacturing	O
simulation	O
,	O
investment	O
analysis	O
,	O
project	O
management	O
,	O
knowledge-based	O
system	O
development	O
,	O
spreadsheets	O
,	O
document	O
preparation	O
,	O
user	O
interface	O
development	O
,	O
document	O
illustration	O
,	O
forms	O
and	O
database	O
management	O
.	O
</s>
