The Future of CAE Software How to Achieve Process Automation

Achieving Process Automation is goal of all software – Automatically do what a user needs to get done. CAE software is no exception. In previous years, technological advances have driven most of the progress in CAE software. CAE software development is now starting to follow the lead of many other software companies by leveraging the concept of Process Guidance (a.k.a. Wizards). This approach has been found to be very effective as well being an advantageous resting spot on the road to Process Automation. Developing and deploying Process Guidance software introduces new questions and opens new possibilities. Several scenarios and strategies are discussed and analyzed. Also included is a list of criteria that could be used to rate prospective software companies on their ability to successfully lead Ford on the path to Process Automation via Process Guidance.