Collaborative engineering in the digital enterprise

Abstract

Some issues and challenges of the implementation of digital enterprise technology (DET) in the engineering design and manufacturing environment are discussed. The issues and challenges are positioned for the academic environment. Mechanisms for academic participation and contribution to the DET revolution are presented.

Framework for extended digital manufacturing systems

“…The research on digital manufacturing systems, factories, and enterprises has no commonly used definitions. Typical issues mentioned are, for example: the collection of systems and methods (Maropoulos 2003); the integration of current engineering practice and technology (Reiter 2003); the mapping of all the important elements of the enterprise processes (Monostori et al 2002); an integrated approach to enhance the product and production engineering processes (Kühn 2006), and the entirety of all methods and tools (Hellmann et al 2003). The aim of managing the typically isolated and separate activities as a whole by means of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) is similar to the definitions.…”