Evolution To Thinking In Systems –More Than The Sum Of The Parts

James E Matthews III
IEC Ambassador (Systems & ICT)
Past IEC Vice-President, SMB Chair
2020 IEEE SA President-Elect

Smart Manufacturing
International Standards Forum 2020
6 February 2020

Systems & Systems Approach
System: a group of interacting, interrelated, orinterdependent elements forming a purposefulwhole of a complexity that requires specificstructures and work methods in order tosupport applications and services relevant toIEC stakeholders.

The whole is more thanthe sum of the parts….
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=The Starting Point…….
• Many Technical Committees, Subcommittees& Working Groups• Many Address Specific Products or Uses, Sometimes Overlap

Do They Communicate?
Do They Collaborate?
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IEC TC / SCCulture• Each committee has their own culture• Many are stable, address specificindustry groups• Many want to be the SINGLE place
to address all aspectsof their domain• Do they (can they) reachother groups?

Forts or Bridges?

• Inside IEC?
• Outside of IEC?

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Technology Convergence

Products become multifunctional, complex
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Factors Driving
The Systems Approach• Technology Integration• Addressing interfaces and interactions betweencomponents• Technology Convergence• Increased collaboration between standardization groups• Organizational Aspects• Culture change• New ways of thinking• Engaging new participants

Why a Systems Approach?

A new level of collaboration

Improve TC-TC Collaboration
Broaden Collaboration Outside IEC
Bring New Voices & Perspectives

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Proposal

Proposal to evaluate a Systems/Technical Area
SMB launches a Standardisation
Evaluation Group (SEG)
SEG Reports to the SMB(1~2 years)

SMB launches a new SystemsCommittee (SyC)(IEC National Bodies Vote)

Systems Resource Group (SRG)
Assists and Guides

How Is An SyC Formed?

How Does An SyC Work?
• SyCs are structured & work like TCs• Decisions are taken by SyC P-members through votes• WGs experts nominated by NCs• Liaisons same as for TCs• Secretariat held by the IEC CO• Chair elected by the SMB• Functionally, they are a combinationof:Develop documents to address domain, interfaces,• A Technical Committee
use cases, map existing work
Look across broad range of groups to• An Advisory Committee
identify and collaborate to fill gaps
• A Standardization Evaluation Group Understand The Market From
A Systems Perspective

SyC Publications• SyCs have a unique deliverable:
Systems Reference Deliverable (SRD)• SRDs can be normative or informative• SRDs are approved using the same voting / process as used forTechnical Specifications (TS)• SyCs can publish an International Standard (IS) under specificconditions• Requires prior approval of the SMB• Cannot duplicate / conflict with other IS• Can be a joint publication (ISO / IEC for example)

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SRDs: Many Types Of Content• Standards Mapping• Roadmap(s)• Databases• Architectures• Profiles• Interfaces And Transfer Functions• Use Cases• Domain Definition• ..and more

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The R-membership
FOR: Facilitating exchange of information & work formeaningful inputs to the work of the SyC
OPEN TO: Any committee (SyC, TC or SC) + any non IEC group(registered as legal entity) that is determined to have ameaningful input to the work

CAN: access to all official documents and submit comments
to documents and nominate experts to the pool of experts
and to the WGs (as guests)
CANNOT: Vote or propose an NP.

Pool of Experts
FOR: making SyC more open for participation to projects andgroups rather than a specific work
OPEN TO: NCs and R-members that can appoint experts within
the Pool of Experts based on their skillset which can add value
to the work in The SyC

CAN: access to all official documents of all the SyC

SyC Forums And Advisory Groups
SyCs are permitted hold open forums on topics of choice andwith invited participants beyond the group of contributing
members of an SyC.
SyCs decide the composition, participation and structure of
their sub groups including Advisory Groups, Forums, Steeringgroups, etc.

Current SyCs In The IEC• SyC Smart Energy• SyC AAL (Active Assisted Living)• SyC Smart Cities• SyC LVDC (Low Voltage Direct Current & LVDC for ElectricityAccess)• SyC SM (Smart Manufacturing)• SyC Communication Technologies & Architectures• Systems Resource Group (SRG)
16SyC - Smart Manufacturing

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White Paper:
Factory Of The Future• Global needs, benefits,concepts, pre-conditions• IEC Market Strategy Board– CTOs of leadingindustries• Fraunhofer Institute forManufacturing Engineeringand Automation IPA
www.iec.ch/whitepaper/futurefactory• Market feedback• Design and customization• Purchasing• Manufacturing• Logistics andwarehousing• Distribution and sale
• Use, waste management,recycling• Constant feedback loops

Unprecedented Integration Needed
Smart manufacturing:Standardization of central
importanceParts, batch, continuous
process applications in:
Aerospace, automotive,semiconductors, food &beverage, metals & mining,
pharmaceuticals, oil & gas, etc.

Smart Manufacturing Standards
Plant floor = IEC• Plant, equipment,
personnel safety• Data & equipment
security• Sustainability andenvironmentalcompliance• Quality management

IoT for smart manufacturing• Industrial automation anddigitalization of processes Wireless HART, Fieldbus, realtime Ethernet• Interoperability of devices fromdifferent vendors• Support full range ofcommunication, monitoring,control, safety, security

Broad range of technologies• Electric motors• Batteries & energy storagesystems• Sensors & actuators• Display devices• Printed electronics• Automation & control• Information technology• …

IT
Information & Communication Technology
Virtual world - free flow of data
Online and computer networks
Identify, correct, protect fromconstant and evolving attacks– safeguard every layer
Constant upgrades andpatches

OT
Operational Technology

Physical world - ensurethat all actions are properly
executed - on/off,open/closed
Physical devices andprocesses – focus on
security and efficiency
Long-term investment,
upgrades take timeSmart Manufacturing Success• Will require collaboration with many IEC groups• Will require collaboration with many groups outside IEC• Success factors include−−−−

Vendor agnostic solutions
Global solutions
Well defined and agreed interfaces and tool sets
Coherent standardization programs from all• Same success factors / risk factors for all systems workKeys To Systems Success• Identify and Appoint Real Systems Experts• TC Experts Think / Act Differently• SRG Needs Resources, IEC Staffing• Low threshold for access to SyCs From NCs• Broader thinking – New players and new technologies• Real Collaboration• Step aside from “my turf” to “our solutions”• Jointly develop a work plan
• Shared execution – TCs, SyCs, and Outside Groups

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…In Conclusion• Systems Committees are new and IEC isnew to Systems work
• The SyCs share the spirit of Systems work,
but are structured differently to better
respond to their needs• The success of these works will lie on thecapacity to engage TCs and SyCs together

James E Matthews III
IEC Ambassador (Systems & ICT)
Past IEC Vice-President, SMB Chair
2020 IEEE SA President-Elect

Smart Manufacturing
International Standards Forum 2020
6 February 2020