Reengineering the process in the design of object-orientation using concepts of industrial engineering

摘要

Interest in object-orientation (00) has been increasing in recent years due to the benefits accrued from its use in developing software applications. However several shortcomings are associated with the design phase of 00 which could adversely impact its effectiveness. Elements of the process related to design by 00 such us objects. classes, methodologies diagrams, and models, should therefore be reengineered in order to enhance the application of 00, and help overcome several of the difficulties encountered. Such u tusk could be attempted concurrently with modeling an application domain by 00 using concepts from industrial engineering related to the design of products and processes. These concepts include concurrency, reduction, standardization, modularity, and accounting for the users. This paper discusses several of the problems associated with elements of the process related to the design phase of 00, and presents examples on overcoming them using concepts from IE.