Agent-based collaborative product design engineering: An industrial case study

ICT-based solution approach for collaborative delivery of customised products

“…Rapid development of ICT/Web-based technologies have revolutionized the complex product development. This complexity involves the integration of distributed resources and the product related information system (Hao et al, 2006). In order to manage such complexity and to be innovative, manufacturing firms are attempting to find ways to improve their flexibility and responsiveness and in turn competitiveness through implementation of ICT in their operations strategy, methods and techniques (Gunasekaran and Ngai, 2004;Nami and Tavangarian, 2007;Pouly and Huber, 2009;Durugbo and Ridel, 2013).…”

End-to-End Quality Information Framework (QIF) Technology Survey

“…With connectivity, the effective collaboration among designer, suppliers, and manufacturers throughout the entire product lifecycle is becoming much more important for continued competitiveness. The environment should not only automate individual tasks in the manner of traditional computer-aided engineering tools, but also mediate between individual tasks to promote collaboration within the context of a product design project [3]. In collaborative manufacturing, product lifecycle management (PLM) is recognized as a strategic business model to support collaborative creation, management, dissemination, and use of product assets, including data, information, knowledge, etc., across the extended enterprise from concept to end of life-integrating people, processes, and technology [4].…”

A framework for collaborative working environments

“…For example, Hao et al (2006) developed an agent-based collaborative e-Engineering environment for product design engineering. Liu and Tang (2005) presented an evolutionary design approach in a multi-agent design environment to support design management and communication in a distributed environments.…”