An Integrated Model between Knowledge Management Processes and Product Development Processes

A product development process is complex as well as knowledge-intensive. An approach of integrating knowledge management process models into product development process models is proposed. In the approach, a method named knowledge-based engineering process model is adopted as the method of modeling a product development process. To realize the integration between knowledge management process model s and the product development process models, a basic rule, considering the knowledge management process as a special kind of sub-process in product development processes, is followed. Finally, an integrated model of knowledge management process models and product development process models is presented.