An Object-Oriented Technology primer. (Technology Information)

From: Enterprise Systems Journal | Date: September 1, 1996| Author: Blayne, Timothy | Copyright information

Object-Oriented Technology (OOT) responds to both the business and technical aspects of software development by increasing reusability and extensibility of software, and by shifting the focus to the product from the process that created the product. Objects can be described, and they have attributes and behaviors or methods. The object is called by using one of its methods, and the called object performs some functions. Examples are, retrieving and storing data, making calculations or calling...

Read all of this article with a FREE trial to HighBeam Research

Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles from HighBeam Research

Assembly line lunches!(Quick Activities)
Technology and Children ; Grade Level: 3 and up Time: 30-40 minutes Introduction How efficient is your school's hot lunch line? Are the students able to move through the line in less than five minutes7 Do some grades seem to stand in line longer than others? Do students end up with enough to eat? Here's an activity that
Incorporating physical demand criteria into assembly line balancing.
IIE Transactions ; BRIAN J. CARNAHAN [1] BRYAN A. NORMAN [2] MARK S. REDFERN [3] Many assembly line balancing algorithms consider only task precedence and duration when minimizing cycle time. However, disregarding the physical demands of these tasks may contribute to the development of work-related musculoskeletal
A Sporty Assembly Line for a Sporty Car.
Assembly ; When Porsche AG (Stuttgart, Germany) was planning and designing its new engine assembly plant, the company initially counted on the skills of its own internal production machinery department. This department, however, had to compete with external offers. A total of 24 workers are employed on two
AGVs are used for non-traditional flow manufacturing: when Deere expanded its Augusta plant, the assembly line was updated.
Implement & Tractor ; Although there are nearly 3,500 steps in the assembly process for the John Deere 5000 Series utility tractors, the process takes less than four hours. To accomplish this, the company's plant in Augusta, Ga., diverted from the traditional powered assembly line to flow manufacturing, which is a 21st
Maisto's Assembly Line puts tweens in the driver's seat.
Playthings ; A new die-cast model kit line from Maisto International keys in on a boy's love of cars and the wait for that all-important driver's sense. A new Assembly Line model kits take a boy from being a player of toys to being a collector of toys, says the company's national sales manager Rick Berman.