Industrial Publications

Industrial Publications

Bravoco, R.R., Grossi, M., and Shear., I. "Profile Inversion Processing of Radio Occulation Paths for determination of Planetary Atmospheres and Ionospheres"; Proceedings of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory Symposium of Scientific Applications of Radio and Radar Tracking in the Space Program, April 1969.*

Ralph R. Bravoco, "Report of the Advanced Systems Study" Proceedings of the Fifth Annual Meeting of Members, CAM-I, Inc., Arlington, Tx, November 9-11, 1976, pp. 138-142.

Ralph R. Bravoco, "Automated Process Planning" Proceedings of the Sixth Annual Meeting of Members, CAM-I, Inc., Arlington, Tx, November 15-17, 1977, pp. 145-155.

Ralph R. Bravoco, "Function Models (IDEF0)" Proceedings 1980 Fall Industrial Engineering Conference, Minneapolis, Minnesota, December 7-10, 1980.*

Ralph R. Bravoco, "Program Integration Through System Engineering Methods,"Proceedings of the Numerical Control Society's 18th Annual Meeting and Technical Conference, Dallas, Texas, May 17-21, 1981, pp. 435-445.

Ralph R. Bravoco, "Executive Decision Support For the Factory of the Future"Proceedings of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautic's Factory of the Future Conference, Washington, D.C. June 1-3, 1981,

Bravoco, Ralph R., "Information Systems Engineering - An Overview," Society of Manufacturing Engineers National CIMCOM Proceedings, Washington, D. C., March 12-15, 1984. *

Ralph R. Bravoco and George M. Kasper, "An Overview of How Information Flow and Architectures Support Computer Integrated Manufacturing, " Society of Manufacturing Engineering National CIMCOM Proceedings, Anaheim, California, April 15-18, 1985*

Ralph R. Bravoco, Surya B. Yadav, Akemi T. Chatfield, T. M. Rajkumar, "Systems Engineering Methods and Tools to Improve Manufacturing Productivity," 1985 Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the American Institute For Decision Sciences, Vol. 2, November 11-13, 1985, pp.927.

Ralph R. Bravoco, "Integrating Manufacturing Automation Through The Use of a Standard Programming Language - ADA," CIMTECH Conference Proceedings, Computer and Automated Systems Association of SME, Boston, Massachusetts, March 10-13, 1986, pp. 3-1 to 3-13.

Ralph R. Bravoco, "A Lifetime of Lessons Learned in Using and Developing Structured Methods. A Keynote Address" Proceedings of the IDEF User Group Symposium, October 15- 17, 1991, Automation and Robotics Research Institute, Fort Worth, Texas.

Bravoco, Ralph R., "IDEF0 Model Benefits" Joint Battlefield Logistics Proceedings, 3rd Annual Council of Colonies, Fort Meyer, Virginia, 26-27 May, 1993. Section F, 108 pages.

"OV4-1 Experimental Satellite Investigation of the Ionosphere Data Reduction and Analysis Program", Air Force Avionics Laboratory, Air Force Systems Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, 1968. 800 pages (with M. Grossi and I. Shear).

"Report on Applied Research Program in Electromagnetic Energy Ray Paths", Air Force Cambridge Research Laboratories, Office of Aerospace Research, United States Air Force, Bedford, MA, February 1969. 500 pages (with M. Grossi).

Master's Thesis: "Computer Techniques and Program Design to Solve a General Linear Programming Problem with Special Emphasis on the Transportation Problem." June 1969.60 pages.

Doctoral Dissertation: "A System to Mathematically Analyze Negative Income Tax and Guaranteed Minimum Income Proposals." September 1971. 338 pages.

"Air Force Computer-Aided Manufacturing (AFCAM) Master Plan" Air Force Materials Laboratory, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, June 1974. (800 pages) (with 8 others)

"DPSS Operating System Recommendations and SADT Models" SofTech Deliverable 3032, to ITT LCT, Veliy, France, November, 1974. 200 pages (with M. Clark)

"PCM-B Switching System Design SADT Models" SofTech Deliverable 3029, to ITT LCT, Velizy, France, January, 1975. 250 page (with M. Clark)

"Line Subscriber Unit SADT Models" SofTech Deliverable 3038, to ITT STC, Cockfosters, England, January, 1975. 200 pages (with R. Munck)

"Man-Machine Communications" SofTech Deliverable 3038, to ITT STC, Cockfosters, England, January, 1975. 200 pages (with R. Munck)

Manufacturing Needs Analysis SADT Models" SofTech Deliverable 3040k, to ITT LCT, Veliy, France, February, 1975. 200 pages (with M. Clark)

":Traffic Monitor SADT Models Series" SofTech Deliverable 3037, 3041, 3046, to ITT LSE, Madrid, Spain, July 1975. 750 pages (with S. Eanes, S. Smith)

"Electronics Ground Support Equipment SADT Models" SofTech Deliverable 3042, to ITT BTM, Antwerp, Belgium, December, 1975. 200 pages (with R. Munck)

"Order Handling Manufacturing Specification System SADT Model" SofTech Deliverable 3050, to ITT LCT, Velizy, France, 250 pages (with D. Thornhill)

 ** Page numbers counts prior to 1978 are estimates

"Private Automatic Branch Exchange (PABX) SADT Models" SofTech Deliverable 3063, to ITT BTM, Antwerp, Belgium, December, 1976. 250 pages (with R. Snyder)

"Software Engineering Facility" SofTech Deliverables 3062, 3068, 3048, and 3099, to Konsberg Vaapenfabrik, Kongsberg, Norway, December 1976. 800 pages (with R. Munch)

"Geometric Modeling System" Computer Aided Manufacturing - International, Arlington, TX, March, 1977. 1200 pages (with R. Munck and D.T. Ross)

"Automated Process Planning Advanced System Study", Computer Aided Manufacturing -International, Arlington, TX, July, 1977. 750 pages (with B. Haugrud and W. Mann)

"Integrated Computer Aided Manufacturing Architecture of Manufacturing Part I" AirForce Materials Laboratory, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, June, 1978. 643 pages (with 10 others)

"White-collar Productivity: Program Development for Contracts and Estimating Department Task I Report," General Dynamics Corporation: Fort Worth Division, September 28, 1983. 80 pages.

"Preliminary Productivity Change Candidates for Contracts and Estimating Department," General Dynamics Corporation" Fort Worth Division, January 16, 1984. 18 pages.

"Summary Report for GD/FW Productivity Candidates for Change and Supportive Information: Contracts and Estimating Department," General Dynamics Corporation, August 15, 1984. 225 pages.

"CIM Strategic Planning for Engineering Release at IBM Charlotte" 57 pages, May 8, 1987. Project Deliverable to IBM Electronic Card Assembly (ECA) Division Charlotte, NC.

"An IDEF0 model of the Current Electronic CARD Assembly (ECA) Release Process" 82 pages, July 10, 1987, Project Deliverable to (see above).

"An IDEF0 model of the future ECA Release Process" 127 pages, August 13, 1987, (see above).

"ECA Card Release Requirements Definition" 225 pages, Sept 18, 1987, (see above)

"IDEF0 Planning" 22 pages March 1988. Project Deliverable to IBM Center for Technical Capabilities (CTC) Boca Raton, Florida.

"Manufacturing Systems Assembly Case Using IDEF0" 26 pages - April 1988. Deliverable to IBM CTC Boca Raton, FL.

"IDEF0 to Black Box/State Machine/Clear Box Translation" 28 pages. April, 1988. Deliverable to IBM CTC Boca Raton, FL.

"IDEF0 Model to Large Box Manufacture - Floor Control" 65 pages - May 1988 Deliverable to IBM Poughkeepsie Division.

Strategic Plan for IDEF0 Use Within IBM" 40 pages - July, 1988. Deliverable to IBM CTC Boca Raton, FL.

"IDEF0 Model of IBM Tucson-Floor Control" 37 pages. October 1988, Deliverable to IBM Poughkeepsie Division.

"IDEF0 Reader Course White Paper" 275 pages - February 1989, Deliverable to IBM U.S. Technical Education, Thornwood, N.Y.

"IDEF0 Reader Course Final Comments", 120 pages - April, 1989, Deliverable to IBM U.S. Technical Education, Thornwood, NY.

"Enterprise 'Model Definition Method (EMDM) Initial Concepts", 100 pages - July 1989, IBM Center for Technical Capabilities, Boca Raton, FL.

"Enterprise Model Definition Method Primer Critique", 50 pages, Dec. 1989, IBM Center for Technical Capabilities, Boca Raton, FL.

"EMDM Project Plan", IBM U.S. Technical Education, Thornwood N.Y., 50 pages, January 4, 1990.

"EMDM Technical Manual Comments", IBM CIM Technology Center, Boca Raton, Florida, 157 pages, January 25, 1990.

"EMDM Case Study Kit Comments 1", IBM U.S. Technical Education, Charolette, NC, 10 pages, February 16, 1990.

"EMDM Case Study Kit Comments 2", IBM U.S. Technical Education, Charolette, NC, 25 pages, February 16, 1990.

"EMDM Function Model Case Text Plan", IBM U.S. Technical Education, Austin, Texas, 5 pages, April 6, 1990.

"EMDM Function Model Case Text", IBM U.S. Technical Education, Austin, Texas, 18 pages, April 27, 1990.

"EMDM Qualification Report" IBM U.S. Technical Education, Charolette, NC., 175 pages, July 20, 1990.

"EMDM Manual Update", IBM Technical Education, Austin, Texas, 50 pages, Sept. 14, 1990.

"EMDM Information Model Course Updates IBM Technical Education, Austin, Texas, 250 pages, September 28, 1990.

"IDEF0 Course Updates" IBM Technical Education, Austin, Texas, 75 pages, October 31, 1990.

Bravoco, Ralph R., "Comments on Prepare for Deployment AS-IS Model" mta Inc, Huntsville, AL. 50 pages. Jan. 1993

Bravoco, Ralph R., "Comments on Prepare for Deployment TO-BE Model" mta Inc Huntsville, AL. 60 pages March, 1993.

"Final Technical Report, Business Case Analysis US Army Special Operations Command Preparation for Deployment", Dept. of Defense, US Army Belvoir RDTE Center, Directorate of Aquisition, FT. Belvoir, VA, 2 July 1993, 875 pages. (with mta Inc.)

"Comments on JPTA AS-IS Model", mta Inc., Washington, DC, May 1993. 100 pages

"Comments on JPTA TO-BE Model", mta Inc., Washington, DC, June 1993. 89 pages

"Comments on JPTA Data Model" mta, Inc., Washington, DC, Oct. 1993. 20 pages

Bravoco, Ralph R., "Comments on Patents and Trademark AS-IS Model", mta Inc, Washington, DC, Jan 1994. 100 pages

Bravoco, Ralph R., "Comment on Patents and Trademark TO-BE Model", mta Inc, Washington, DC, Jan 1994. 80 pages

Bravoco, Ralph R., "Comments on NASA Contract Management Systems" Techmasters Inc. Huntsville, AL., Oct. 1994. 100 pages

"Business Process Reengineering" A 15 minute CD-ROM based film, The Electronic College of Process Innovation CD-ROM August, 1995, Department of Defense ODASD.

"Software Reuse" A 10 minute CD-ROM based film, The Electronic College of Process Innovation CD-ROM, August, 1995, Department of Defense, ODASD.

"Multimedia for Performing Inventory Control" a 145 page report delivered Jan. 1996 to Harper & Associates, Lubbock, TX. This is the first time that multimedia will be used to document inventory. We have been contracted by the Government of Brazil to inventory all their Embassies (174) using on-line multimedia techniques. We believe the process we will develop on this 3-year project will have International Implications for how inventory will be done in the future.

"Utilizing Video/Pictures to create an Inventory Database" with Chris Kendrick and Todd Roberts a 105 page report delivered to Bland Harper & Associated International, Dec. 1997. This report procedurealized many of the concepts presented in articles below.

"Populating the Inventory Database" with Chris Kendrick and Todd Roberts. 22 page report presented to Bland Harper & Associate International, Dec. 1997. This report detailed the actual multimedia access database done for an actual facility.

"Using a MPEG/JPEG Digital Data Collection Procedure" with Chris Hendrick a 46 page report presented to Bland Harper & Associates Dec. 1997. This report presents the procedures to utilize the Hitachi MPEG/JPEG camera. It is now being used by Harper & Associates International to train its employees in video data capture.

"Using a CD-ROM Writer" with Todd Roberts, 58 page report presentation to Bland Harper & Associates International, Dec. 1997. The report is the training material to use auxiliary storage for the databases created in 64 above.

Invited Papers

Ralph R. Bravoco, "ICAM Architecture Results" Proceedings of the Annual ICAM IndustryDays, Southfield, Michigan, September 11, 1979.*

Ralph R. Bravoco, "ICAM Architecture of Manufacturing" Proceedings of the AnnualICAM Industry Days, St. Louis, Missouri, September 29 - October 1, 1980.*

Ralph R. Bravoco, "ICAM Architecture of Manufacturing" ICAM Industry DaysProceedings, New Orleans, Louisiana, January 17-21, 1982.*

Ralph R. Bravoco, "ICAM Architecture of Manufacturing" ICAM Industry Days Proceedings, New Orleans, Louisiana, January 17-21, 1983.*

Ralph R. Bravoco, "Manufacturing Systems/Plants of the Future," Texas Center'sInternational Labor Organization Study Program Proceedings, November 12, 1982, pp. 1-35.

Bravoco, Ralph R., "Developing a Technical Program," Society of ManufacturingEngineers, Region V Annual Meeting Proceedings, San Antonio, Texas, April 9, 1983, pp.25-42.

Bravoco, Ralph R., "Planning Programs" Society of Manufacturing Engineers, Region VAnnual Meeting, Proceedings, Dallas, Texas, April 7, 1984, pp. 62-80.

"Management of Computer Integrated Manufacturing: The Impact of Team Methods"American Production and Inventory Control Society Inc., Lubbock, Chapter Dinner meeting, January 21, 1992.

Management of Computer Integrated Manufacturing: Some Case Studies: AmericanProduction and Inventory Control Society Inc., Lubbock, Chapter Dinner Meeting, March 10, 1992.

"Dynamics Modeling and IDEF", MIS Advisory Board Meeting, April 30, 1992.

Bravoco, Ralph R., "Management of Computer-Integrated Manufacturing (Part III)" APICS, Feb. 1993 Dinner Meeting.

Bravoco, Ralph R., "Presentation of Student Project at Eagle Picher and American CottonGrowers Association." APICS September 1993 Dinner Meeting.

Proposals

A productivity measurement and system development to improve productivity of white collar employees. Submitted to General Dynamics Corp., Fort Worth Texas through the Texas Center for Productivity and Quality of Work Life for $159,000 December, 1982. (With Barry Macy and James Jonish) (Won)

Participated in an Equipment Grant Proposal to Digital Equipment Corporation for $1,000,000. Summer, 1983. (with many others) (Lost)

Add-on proposal to 2 above for $29,849 June, 1984. (with B. Macy J. Jonish and C. Whitehead) (Won)

Advanced Technology Competition; A Proposal for $1,509,000 for "Productivity Improvement in Texas Industries Through the Use of the ADA Language System" Co-Investigator Barry Macy; only proposal of COBA to make the university cut. (Lost)

A "$10,500 Software Grant For Cadware Inc's Case (Computer Assisted Engineering) Tool. 1986 (Won)

A $20,000 Software Grant for Eclectric Solution's Inc. "Coins" Case Tool. (Won) 1987

A $90,000 Houston Endowment Proposal for Multimedia equipment (won) 1992.

A $15,000 Texas Instruments award for Information Engineering facility (IEF) Software with a commercial value of $350,000 (won) 1992.

"Business Process Reengineering Scheduling a 40 page proposal section to Dynamic Resources, Inc., Alexandria, VA, Sept. 1996. This is to be submitted to us DOD as part of a $100 million proposal for DOD software reengineering. (lost)

"Business Process Reengineering Software Design" a 30 page proposal section to Management Technologies Associate, Huntsville, AL, Oct. 1996. I have been invited to be on a second team (see 2) for this DOD software engineering. In this case SRA is the prime contractor. (Lost)

Last Edited On: September 15, 2006