SOLUTION OF INTEGRATION PROBLEMS

Research is a process that, through the application of a method of systematic study of nature that includes the techniques of observation, rules for reasoning and prediction, aims to obtain appreciable and reliable information, to conceive, to verify, to correct or to use the knowledge.
To achieve this effect in a clear and precise way is unavoidable to employ some archetype of research, the research is very attached to the individuals of the human species, it has a series of ways to acquire the objective. Here is a proposal for solving integration problems:

CONTEXT OF THE PROBLEM
For the solution developer it is very important to know the starting point of your research, so you will have to gather information related to the problem under study in a way that can contextualize the problem, between the questions will find the investigation of the current situation, The input variables or inputs, processes and output variables involved, as well as the relationships between them, consequently their activity will be to carry out a survey of information supported by documentary research related to the problem, surveys of those involved, interviews with characters with experience In the situation among other resources adapted to each particular problem.

DETERMINATION OF REQUIREMENTS
Once the variables and their relationships have been identified, the information collected is analyzed and as a result the possible solutions to the problem begin to be glimpsed, and the developer begins to sketch the variables and processes with graphs, making clear their relationships, Trying to adjust the different technologies available, applying their knowledge of integration, to make the capacities of these technologies compatible with the needs that emerge from the analysis. It will search successively the data that limit the operation as loads, speeds, bandwidth, time, distance, temperature, in order the limits that could lead to a failure the performance of the solution and that will allow to formulate validation criteria, using as resources The specifications of the technologies considered as parts of the solution, and comparative tables that allow to choose the most appropriate technology.

SPECIFY THE SOLUTION
Already with a sketch of the solution, a design process is started to establish the range of the variables as well as the details of how they were processed to obtain the desired results, the necessary calculations, schematic diagrams, modeling and standards used For the integration of the different parts, using as resources design programs, technical specifications, manuals, other referential solutions to similar problems, in short everything that allows the developer to leave without doubt, the structure and capacities of the solution proposed to the problem. Bills of materials and equipment will also be made to estimate the costs of the solution.

APPROXIMATION TO COSTS
It is very important to know the costs of the proposed solution, as well as to manage them adequately, so that the solution is completed, an approximation of the costs of the activities, resources and tasks to be done to complete the solution is made when the Process design has been formalized, ie when design specifications have been completed and studies to select the type, size and design parameters for the facilities have been finalized, including process flow diagrams and list of materials and equipment . It will require a search of budgets of materials, labor and equipment, supported in the specifications of the solution, lists of materials and equipment and even a possible planning of the execution of the solution, all in order to orient the management in The decision-making related to: a) evaluating its feasibility, b) quantifying the needs of funds for its execution, c) evaluation of offers and d) valuation of assets, plants, among others.

VALIDATION OF THE SOLUTION
Validation can be defined as the contribution of data supporting the existence or veracity that the requirements for an intended specific application or application have been fulfilled. The conditions of use for validation can be real or simulated. The first case involves carrying out the solution and testing it by the criteria obtained when specifying it. The second case is related to prototypes that can be physical or virtual where the variables can be submitted to the specified criteria. It will be checked in any way if the design meets the specified criteria.

It is very convenient to have a detailed knowledge of the possible types of research that can be followed. This knowledge makes it possible to avoid mistakes in choosing the right method for a specific procedure.

José Luis Romero MSc. (Eng)