Blake, Anthony V2016-08-052016-08-052016-08-05http://hdl.handle.net/10539/20837A dissertation submitted to the Faculty of Engineering, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, in fulfilment of requirements for the degree of Master of Science. Johannesburg, 1991.Integration of islands of computer Assisted Functions is becoming increasingly important in many organisations and is being driven by the need for Data Sharing and the reduction in Duplication of Effort in order to achieve an Increasingly competitive edge. Technology is increasingly providing the means of taking the "intagrated Organisation" out of the realms of an "idealistic dream World" into the harsh environment of Reality. [Abbreviated Abstract. Open document to view full version]enComputer-aided engineering--South Africa.Thesis