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From: cdm@gem-hy.Berkeley.EDU (Dale Cook)
Newsgroups: comp.databases
Subject: Re: Reference for Data Modelling
Keywords: data modelling reference
Message-ID: <1990Dec11.185928.10177@inel.gov>
Date: 11 Dec 90 18:59:28 GMT
References: <1990Dec11.104850.2791@newcastle.ac.uk>
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Reply-To: cdm@gem-hy.Berkeley.EDU (Dale Cook)
Organization: Idaho National Engineering Laboratory, Idaho Falls, Idaho
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In article <1990Dec11.104850.2791@newcastle.ac.uk>,
B.J.King@newcastle.ac.uk (Brian King) writes:
|> I have been looking at data models for the ISO STEP/PDES data exchange
|> standards. Conventional structural models are produced using NIAM
|> (Nijssen Information Analysis Method) and IDEF1X. Activity models are
|> produced using IDEF0. Does anyone know of any references relating to the
|> IDEF modelling methods? Is anyone actually using them ?
|> 
|> Regards
|> 
|> Brian
|> 

I believe that the D. Appleton Co. uses them, and teaches workshops in
their use, and sells support products and services geared towards that
approach.  Our company brought them in to teach a Modeling Techniques
workshop.  I don't personally care for the approach because I learned
using a different one, but the course was good.

You can contact them at:

D Appleton Co. (DACOM)
225 S. Sepulveda Blvd, Suite 300
Manhatten Beach, CA 90266
(213) 374-3939
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