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Software factory

A software factory is a structured collection of related software assets that aids in producing computer software applications or software components according to specific, externally defined end-user requirements through an assembly process. A software factory applies manufacturing techniques and principles to software development to mimic the benefits…

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Software factory

Nodes39
Edges38
Triples84
Avg. degree1.95
Density0.051282
Components1

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Software factory

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related to Components · 19
Software factory → Architecture, Automate, Components, Designers, Factory Schema, Help, How-to, In, Integration, Pre-made, Provide, Provides, Recipes, Reference, Reusable, Software, Templates, They, XML
related to Benefits · 11
Software factory → Applications, Because, Consistency, Developing, Many, Productivity, Quality, Software, These, This, Using
related to Product development · 8
Software factory → Building, Defines, Determines, Involves, Maps, Problem, Product, The
related to Description · 6
Software factory → As, IDEs, In, Since, The, Traditional
related to External links · 6
Software factory → Connolly, Harvard Business Review Wipro, Offshoring Is Aim, Software Factory’ By, Technologies, The Factory ModelOutsourcing Without
related to Generic software factory (Europe) · 6
Software factory → Eureka, Eureka Software Factory, European, Participants, The, This
related to Experience-based component factory (North America) · 5
Software factory → Center, NASA Goddard Space Flight, Software Engineering Laboratory, The, This
related to Other approaches · 5
Software factory → European, Japanese, North American, The, There
related to Industrialized software organization (Japan) · 4
Software factory → Dominant, The, There, Under
related to Purpose · 4
Software factory → Developing, Many, Software, Software-factory-based

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Software factoryis astructured collection of related software assets that aids in producing computer software applications or software components according to specific0.90text
Software factoryis asoftware product line that configures extensive tools0.90text
Software factoryis acomposite application0.90text
business logicinstance ofallowing developers to focus on different areas0.80text
the user interfaceinstance ofallowing developers to focus on different areas0.80text
System Development Corporation in 1975instance ofother companies0.80text
NECinstance ofother companies0.80text
Toshibainstance ofother companies0.80text
Fujitsu in 1976instance ofother companies0.80text
1977 followed the same organizational approach.Cusumano suggests that there are six phases for software factoriesinstance ofother companies0.80text
Software factoryrelated to BenefitsDeveloping0.60section
Software factoryrelated to BenefitsThese0.60section

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