Title :
Computer supported collaborative product development: a review
Author :
Mi, Xiaozhen ; Shen, Weiming
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Mech. Eng., Dalian Jiaotong Univ., China
Abstract :
In the competitive world of the 21 century, companies must improve the way they develop products. Although concurrent engineering / integrated product development (CE/IPD) concepts are not new and revolutionary, achieving CE in specific situations is still a difficult task In fact the full concurrency may not be feasible, therefore the strategy on product development has moved to collaborative engineering and collaborative product development (CPD). This paper provides a comprehensive review of the recent R&D on CPD. The literature is reviewed from a number of aspects: system architectures, product modeling and visualization, process modeling and coordination, communication and collaboration, and implementation methodologies. Some R&D challenges and opportunities are identified and discussed. A particular focus is on CPD solutions for Small and middle sized enterprises (SMEs).
Keywords :
concurrent engineering; groupware; process design; product design; product development; research and development; small-to-medium enterprises; CE/IPD; R&D system architecture; SME; collaborative engineering; computer supported collaborative product development; concurrent engineering; integrated product development; process modeling; product modeling; small-middle sized enterprise; visualization; Collaboration; Collaborative work; Concurrent computing; Concurrent engineering; Design automation; Internet; Java; Manufacturing; Product development; Research and development;
Conference_Titel :
Computer Supported Cooperative Work in Design, 2005. Proceedings of the Ninth International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
1-84600-002-5
DOI :
10.1109/CSCWD.2005.194167