A concept for product-instance-centric information management

Abstract

This paper presents an approach for semi-autonomous product-centric information management based on the Product Avatar concept, discussing the overall concept of distributed and decentralised information management relevant to individual product items and analyses the requirements the concept generates. In that context, it aims at stimulating discussion on the pragmatic utilisation of emerging technologies, such as RFlD, wireless networking and ubiquitous computing. This paper further illustrates the benefits of the application of the Product Avatar concept in examples related to PLM against a scenario based on a network of organisations connected to the maintenance, repair and operation processes of a product.

Inter-Organizational Information Sharing and Collaboration: A Case Study in the Pet's Information Management

“…• Is capable of participating in or making decisions relevant to its own destiny Based on the intelligent product concept of Wong et al, Karl et al propose the model of product-centric information management in [4], which is shown in Fig. 2.…”

“…In [4], a simple form of positioning can be implemented even without true mobile access, simply by taking the given position of an RFID reader when it is in touch with the tag embedded in a pet. Thus if the pet is lost, not only can we wait to be noticed by the people who get it, but also can locate actively the place where it appear last.…”

“…Additionally, wireless communication technologies today provide ubiquitous access to data, service and application anytime, anywhere in the world [4]. So positioning services offered by GPRS, GPS etc.…”

The product avatar as a product-instance-centric information management concept

“…Regarding an individual product instance, those systems need not be interoperable with each other nor may there be business relationships between all of the actors operating the systems (Hribernik et al, 2005).…”