Saturday, July 11, 2015

Metamorphs Enterprise Goals 1996

Overly idealistic plans written back in 1996, and never really looked at since. Though thought it might be interesting to check what more practical things in it that I did actually do, especially the software ideas. Or check if someone else had similar ideas and actually pursued them to implementation.


ENTERPRISE

GOALS

29 April, 1996


TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 MISSION STATEMENT. 3
1.1 GOVERNANCE. 3
1.2 INFORMATION/EDUCATION. 3
1.3 CIVILISATION. 3
1.4 PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT. 3
1.5 INDUSTRY. 3

2 STRATEGIC GOALS(5 to 20 years) 5
2.1 REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT. 5
2.2 INDUSTRY. 5
2.3 INFORMATION/EDUCATION/TRAINING.. 5
2.4 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY. 5
2.5 DESIGN AND ANALYSIS. 5

3 TACTICAL GOALS (3 to 5 years) 6
3.1 SERVICE ACTIVITIES. 6

4 OPERATIONAL GOALS(1 year) 8
4.1 GENERAL. 8

5 SOFTWARE PRODUCT LIST. 9
5.1 GENERAL. 9
5.2 MANAGEMENT. 9
5.3 ANALYTICAL MODELS. 9
5.4 PROCEDURE LIBRARIES. 9
5.5 INFORMATION/EDUCATION/TRAINING.. 9

6 MATERIAL GOODS. 11
6.1 GENERAL. 11
6.2 COMPUTING.. 11

7 PROPOSALS/ARTICLES/REPORTS. 12
7.1 SECURITY. 12
7.2 ENVIRONMENT. 12
7.3 EDUCATION. 12
7.4 INDUSTRY. 12
7.5 COMMUNITY INFORMATION. 13

A APPENDIX. 14
A.1 GLOSSARY. 14

1 MISSION STATEMENT

To design life support systems for individuals and communities to enable them to survive in any environment. At the extreme this requires that humans remain inside a building enclosure at all times or within a capsule as they travel from one building to another. The systems range in size from a suit, to a vehicle, to a dwelling to an entire city. The environments range from land, sea and air, from hot sandy deserts to cold ice and snow fields, to the bottom of the ocean floor, to the surface of the moon, to free floating space station beyond Pluto. To stretch the legs of humanity, to re-invigorate their pioneering spirit, to enable them to travel the universe and to extend the life of humanity beyond the lifespan of the planet earth. In the first instance however the task is simply to mobilize humanity on earth and provide the world population with the means of surviving with a reasonable amount of comfort.

1.1 GOVERNANCE

To encourage the individual members of humanity to participate and contribute towards specifying and determining their own destiny. That they be involved in organizing the development of the nations, managing the world resources, and the development of their own communities. To discuss, design and produce written material documenting :
  1. A global ideology for democracy.
  2. Specify Land Usage.
    • The locations of all wildlife sanctuaries. (fauna and flora)
    • Specify location of industrialised city states.
  3. The functional design of cities.
  4. The organized provision for population expansion.

1.2 INFORMATION/EDUCATION

  1. Promote an understanding of technology.
  2. Introduce a commercial information study system.
  3. Improve the presentation, availability, speed of access, and ease of application of appropiate information.

1.3 CIVILISATION

  1. To benefit humanity by providing a secure and comfortable artificial environment in which to live. Thus implying provision of adequate access to food, clothing, shelter, and essential services.
  2. To contribute to world development. Making food, clothing and shelter readily available to all persons.
  3. Construct and develop industrialized city states.

1.4 PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT

  1. To develop new products and services which improve the processes of informing, educating and qualifying persons for a rewarding life.
  2. Produce design concepts, analysis in the form of published books. Thus diminishing dependence on professionals and one off designs.
  3. Publish design manuals and analysis reports.
  4. Pursue research and development inorder to produce innovative product designs which can be licensed or sold to manufacturers.

1.5 INDUSTRY

  1. Promote the use of appropriate and more diversified energy sources, and the efficient use of fuels.
    • Increase application of alternative energy sources.
    • Decrease fuel consumption.
  2. Compact the industrial function of our cities into the smallest space possible.
    • Increase the use of materials handling equipment.
    • Reduce space consumed by transportation networks.
  3. Increase the viability of materials reclamation and recycling. And consequently the application of such
  4. Increase the application of technology for pollution control.
  5. Simplify the complexity of our technologically advanced society.
  6. Increase speed of access to and ease of application of information.

2 STRATEGIC GOALS(5 to 20 years)

2.1 REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT

  1. Constrain Industrial Cities to a 50km radial perimeter. With all important internal and external centres spaced on an hexagonal grid. {cities spaced 100Km c/c}
  2. To collapse industry into the smallest space possible, localising industry and recovering land from the road network for more beneficial purposes.

2.2 INDUSTRY

  1. Construction of Industrialised City States.
  2. Build Industrial Integrated Estates and Buildings.
  3. Build Used Goods HyperMarket.
  4. Convince industry that there are benefits to be obtained from smaller production facilities.
  5. Increase the viability of materials reclamation and recycling, and consequently the application of such technology.
  6. Avoid pollution and environmental destruction by designing products which are easy to maintain, repair and/or alter the function of without the need to recycle the materials.
  7. Develop products and services which can help achieve sustainable lifestyles in the south, most notably with respect to the rural thirdworld.

2.3 INFORMATION/EDUCATION/TRAINING

  1. To sponsor and found an international engineering scouts association.
  2. To sponsor and found an international institute of science engineering and technology.

2.4 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

  1. Promote the use of, and understanding of analytical modeling, and simulation.
  2. Educating the public about global management concepts
  3. Assisting the fight for human rights and equality.
  4. Promoting the learning of second languages.
  5. Promoting goodwill between the peoples of the world.

2.5 DESIGN AND ANALYSIS

  1. Given that 2/3 of the answer lies in putting the question clearly.
  2. Produce pre-printed reports that assist persons from all backgrounds to specify their design requirements clearly.

3 TACTICAL GOALS (3 to 5 years)

3.1 SERVICE ACTIVITIES

Provide the following services:
  1. INNOVATION, RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT
    • Development of new products.
    • Designing, writing & Documenting computer software
  2. ADMINISTRATION
    • Financial Management & Accounting (excluding Taxation)
    • Records & Information Management, Document Control
  3. DESIGN
    • Presentation/Documentation
  4. Drawings, Calculations, Specifications, Contracts, Tenders.
  5. Office/Factory/General Facilities Layout
  6. Tubular Profiles, Sheet Material Layouts & Developments
  7. Engineering Graphics, Drafting Design
  8. Design for Production : Dimensioning for Tolerancing for length & geometric control.
  9. ANALYSIS
    • GENERAL
      • Determinate structures
      • Bolted & Welded connections
      • Manufacture of new sections
    • STRUCTURAL
      • Analysis of civil structures : buildings, tanks, bridges.
    • CIVIL
      • Water supply, irrigation.
    • MECHANICAL
      • Shafts, connections, springs, clutches, motor, gearbox, coupling selection. stress analysis fatigue and impact loads. Heat transfer. (Tool cutting forces ?)
      • Heating & air conditioning & ventilation
      • Construction robots
      • lifts & elevators
  10. solar hot water & passive/active solar heating
  11. INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT/PRODUCTION & OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
    • Site location, plant layout, method improvement, resource allocation & scheduling, control systems.
    • Quality Assurance, Total Quality Mangement
    • Systems Analysis (effort reduction, product improvement)
    • Mechanical handling & Automation
  12. COMPUTING
    • Development of tailored software for engineering analysis & design and technical drafting.
    • Systems analysis
  13. Technical advise
  14. Industrial improvement
  15. Pollution control
    • Waste management
  16. Production management
  17. Total materials management (energy alternatives included)
    • Resource Management
    • Information management
  18. Technical computing
  19. Regional planning
  20. Promoting and implementing alternative systems in the areas of :
    • Transportation
    • Building construction
    • Manufacturing machinery and processes
    • Information technology and education
  21. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
  22. Emphasize that technical designs are not merely guidelines for the production of the real thing, but that they are models. Models that can be used for analysis and optimization of the real thing. That the models do not have to be mathematical or computer generated.
    • Promotion of analytic modeling.
    • Set default standards in the presentation of engineering reports, most notably engineering calculations.
    • Produce standard designs for common product series, thus providing standard design-reports at low cost
    • Develop computer software that :
    • Standardises report formats.
    • Provides for rapid and accurate analysis & assessment of designs.
      • Designs a product series.
      • Encourages standardisation of product components and product sizing.
  23. Publish a short technical and idealistic news letter which is distributed to select organisations. The purpose being to indirectly advertise the expertise we have by providing free advice and innovative suggestions.
  24. Encourage South Australian industry to reduce the size of its production plant, increase the distribution of its facilities, and to share sites with its suppliers. Thus reducing its dependence on road transportation, enabling it to operate a variety of production methods in its local facilities. Reducing the potential for large scale regional unemployment. Further reducing the regional concentration of industrial pollutants. And with products better adapted to local markets.
  25. Assist the restructuring of industry by designing the new site and plant layouts and the structural modifications of the buildings which house them.
  26. Promote the establishment of a large scale used goods and materials warehouse come supermarket. Especially on the basis of quality controller consumer protection, and alternative uses of discarded materials.
  27. Promote the construction of integrated industrial complexes providing common business and employee services.
  28. Promote the development of industrial communities.
  29. Develop a home management programme
    • General Energy usage : solar hot water, Solar heating/cooling, Car/transport fuel consumption,
    • Resources
    • Funds

4 OPERATIONAL GOALS(1 year)

4.1 GENERAL

  1. Produce Standard Operating Procedures(SOP) Manuals.
    • Administration
    • Computing (General)
    • Programming
    • CAD/CAE
  2. Document programs written.
    • List programs with brief description
    • List procedures with brief description of functions, parameter and output.
  3. Develop and document a methodical approach to problem solving. Along with style for presentation of : Handbooks, formulae sheets, standard calculation sheets, computer programs, spreadsheets, databases.
  4. Collect functions & procedures together into standard files.
  5. Recompile all programs using the standard libraries.
  6. Develop product and service ideas which have the potential for earning a living wage.
  7. Conduct some broad based market research.
  8. Determine and acquire the resources necessary to set up and operate the
  9. Get University of SA to setup student innovation groups, which have the potential to develop into new business enterprises.
  10. Integrate domestic and business plans. That means also produce domestic plans. (ie. alterations/improvements around house, retirement plans, holidays{trip to Egypt, China, England}, working for pleasure, )
  11. Nominate leader/motivator/manager.
  12. Prepare 12 month budget. (business & domestic)

5 SOFTWARE PRODUCT LIST

5.1 GENERAL

  1. PROGRAM WRITER
  2. PROGRAM FORMATTER/STYLE
  3. PROGRAM CONVERSION (including *.BAS to spreadsheets)

5.2 MANAGEMENT

  1. ENGINEERING OFFICE MANAGEMENT
  2. PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
  3. VEHICLE FLEET MANAGEMENT
  4. STOCK & INVENTORY MANAGEMENT
  5. PRODUCTION & OPERATIONS

5.3 ANALYTICAL MODELS

  1. BRANCHED PIPE PROFILE
    2. Calculates development lengths for a given angle of pipe intersection.
  2. BELT CONVEYOR DESIGN
    3. Calculates the power requirements, and the belt tensions for a belt conveyor.
  3. TANKWALL
    4. Analyses the stresses in a reinforced concrete tank wall.
  4. PIPE FLANGE ANALYSIS
    5. Analyses the stresses in a bolted pipe flange.
  5. STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS
    6. Calculation of forces in plane frames.
  6. FOOTING DESIGN
    7. Soil surface movement computations.

5.4 PROCEDURE LIBRARIES

  1. GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE (GUI)
Routines for pop up menus, and data input.
  1. MATRIX & VECTOR OPERATIONS
Functions and procedures for performing matrix and vector arithmetic.
  1. EQUATION SOLVERS
Gaussian elimination, simplex algorithm and other equation solving techniques.
  1. MECHANICS & MATERIALS
Create a Material Object and descend all other components from this. Force & Stress Evaluation.
  1. DATA TRANSLATION & PROCESSING
  2. SDF to CDF and CDF to SDF.
    • DXF data extraction.
    • DBF data extraction.

5.5 INFORMATION/EDUCATION/TRAINING

  1. SPREADSHEET TEXTBOOK
Introduction to spreadsheets involving technical calculations, aimed at school students.
  1. SPREADSHEET COURSE
Introduction to spreadsheets involving technical calculations, aimed at practicing engineers.
  1. HOUSEHOLD INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Energy usage, water usage, financial management, maintenance. Common sense advice, expert systems.
  1. SHOPPING LIST ON DISK
    • Goods and prices available from local stores available on disk. Shopping list and store can be printed out. Disk available from individual stores, or for all stores.

6 MATERIAL GOODS

6.1 GENERAL

  1. COVER SEPARATOR FOR LEVER ARCH FILES
Bridge that keeps covers of lever arch files a separated by a constant distance.
  1. ELECTRONIC DATE/TIME STAMP
Date stamp (possibly dot matrix) which automatically changes date and time. No two documents likely to get the same date stamp on it. Automatic incremented document numbers could also be included.
  1. HOME LABORATORY KITS
Chemistry, physics, electronics and construction kits provided in aluminium or plastic carry cases.
  1. BICYCLE PANNIERS COME FRAMED RUCKSACK
Side and top pannier bags and frame removable from bike and can be folded from U into a flat backpack.

6.2 COMPUTING

  1. DISKETTE MANAGER
Self contained diskette manger, for formatting, naming, cataloguing, and generally managing computer diskettes.
  1. DOMESTIC
    • CLOTHES AIRER
Suspended old fashioned clothes airer.
  • PREFABRICATED CONCRETE GARAGES
Garages made from prefabricated concrete panels.
  • FURNITURE COME PACKING CASES
Household furniture, bookshelves, desks etc. that can be modified to become storage cases for transporting.
  1. WALL MODULES INTERIOR/EXTERIOR.
Cladding changeable (ie. coloured plastic for interior), movable. With preinstalled flush mounted appliances : GPO's, switches, lights, clocks, bookshelves.

7 PROPOSALS/ARTICLES/REPORTS

7.1 SECURITY

  1. FOURTH DEFENSIVE = 20%Military + 80%Civil Defence
  2. Public service constrained to administration & contract management.
  3. Land use strategy
  4. SUBMARINE RESCUE HATCH
Promote development of space shuttle type linkup, for bell to submarine rescue hatch.
  1. FIRE FIGHTING VEHICLE
Promote conversion of military type vehicles and equipment for fire fighting. (ie. personnel carriers, cruise missiles and cameras, space shuttle heat tiles, dozer blades)
  1. REMOTE VEHICLES
Remote ATV's, and submarines, for hazardous situations. (ie. fire fighting)

7.2 ENVIRONMENT

  1. AGRICULTURE
    • Containment of agricultural run-off and its reuse, thus decreasing purchases of fertiliser.
    • Mobile hydroponics laboratory. Also containerised soil suitable for transfer to other locations.
  2. Construction of seawater canals across deserts to alter climate.
  3. Placement of steel or concrete panels across deserts as sand breaks, to alter dune formation.
  4. Placement of steel or concrete panels through forest land to act as ground fire breaks.
  5. GARBAGE
    • Determine alternative uses for garbage. (ie. car tyres for construction, bicycle inner tubes for exercise)

7.3 EDUCATION

  1. ENGINEERING CUBS & CADETS ASSOCIATION
  2. U-SA STUDENT & GRADUATE HANDBOOK
  3. STUDENT INNOVATION GROUPS
  4. STUDENT & CITIZEN HANDBOOK (GRADE 1-10)
  5. TECH (5 YEARS)
  6. TECH (DRAFTING DESIGN)
  7. UNIVERSITY VS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
  8. TEAMWORK & PROFESSIONAL TRAINING (U-SA a programme)
  9. old machinery to become childrens toys.

7.4 INDUSTRY

  1. INTEGRATED INDUSTRIAL COMPLEXES
  2. USED GOODS HYPERMARKET
  3. PRODUCTION/UPGRADING CYCLES
  4. MATERIALS RECYCLING & WASTE MANAGEMENT
  5. ENERGY AUDITING
  6. ISO STANDARD FOR PROGRAM ALGORITHMS & OBJECTS
  7. FUTURE PURPOSE OF PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
  8. COMPUTER MANAGEMENT
  9. FACTORIES open to DIY enthusiasts (ie. carpentry shops)

7.5 COMMUNITY INFORMATION

  1. GUIDELINES FOR SPECIFYING OWN HOUSE DESIGN
  2. HOME OWNERS CONSTRUCTION & MAINTENANCE MANUAL
  3. JOB SELECTION (arcade video game)
  4. PRODUCT & SERVICE ADVERTISING (arcade video game)
  5. Autobanks : social welfare credit cards
  6. STATISTICS COLLECTION, DEMAND MONITORING (arcade video games)
  7. EXTENDED USES FOR RESOURCE CARDS
    • photocopying (existing use)
    • stationary vending machines
  8. Traveling technology museum.
A APPENDIX
A.1 GLOSSARY
  1. Technician : Is a specialist responsible for proliferating, operating, maintaining, and refining engineered systems. (APPLY)
  2. Technologist : Is a creative leader responsible for the integration, harmonising and improvement of engineered systems. So that the proliferation of such systems continues to benefit humanity. (ADAPT)
  3. Engineer : Is a creative leader, implementing unique and original systems for the benefit of humanity. (ORIGINATE)
  4. Scientist : Is responsible for extending our understanding of the universe through unique and original thought.
  5. Engineering : The art and science devoted to getting the best results from available resources, provided always that quality and human satisfaction are met.
  6. Technology : Tools & Techniques, not necessarily having material form. (ie. Language is an abstract tool).
  7. Civilisation : A human society with extensive dependence on advanced material and abstract technologies. {is technology that is a conglomerate}
  8. Society : An organised and coordinated cooperative of humans. (ie. Language and communication are the only essential technologies). {is a technology}
  9. Craft Tools : those tools that an independent individual is capable of producing without assistance.
  10. Industrial Tools : those tools that require two or more persons to produce or operate.
  11. Technique : organised, coordinated methodical behaviour.
  12. Machine : a tool intended to magnify operator effort, and/or simplify the required technique to accomplish a task.

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