Title :
The artefactual wheel-work and the information infrastructure
Author :
Goossenaerts, Jan ; Thoben, Klaus-Dieter
Author_Institution :
Div. of Inf. & Technol., Eindhoven Univ. of Technol., Netherlands
Abstract :
To support life cycle management for an increasing number of artefacts in a global economy, new functions must be implemented on top of the global information networks such as the worldwide web, extranets and intranets connecting databases and (product) data management systems. The artefactual wheel-work is a framework for systematizing the requirements for ubiquitous artefact life support services. This paper: (1) summarizes global trends in industry leading to an increased demand for life-cycle modelling; (2) introduces the so-called artefactual wheel-work as a framework for systematizing life-cycle related models and techniques; and (3) derives generic requirements for product life-cycle support services in a global information infrastructure
Keywords :
information networks; life cycle costing; product development; recycling; artefactual wheel-work; generic requirements; global information networks; information infrastructure; life cycle management support; life-cycle modelling; life-cycle related models; product life-cycle support services; Business communication; Companies; Extranets; Information management; Information systems; Information technology; Joining processes; Management information systems; Technology management; Wheels;
Conference_Titel :
Environmentally Conscious Design and Inverse Manufacturing, 1999. Proceedings. EcoDesign '99: First International Symposium On
Conference_Location :
Tokyo
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-0007-2
DOI :
10.1109/ECODIM.1999.747696
