Industrial Evaluation of a Toolkit of Methods for Engineering Knowledge Management of Simulations

Abstract

Simulations offer the potential of improving product and development process quality. However, a lack of overview of existing simulation methods and of documentation may make it difficult to apply them efficiently along the entire development process. To tackle this problem, a knowledge-based framework was developed to enhance simulation knowledge management, give an overview over all possible simulations, and provide means to standardize simulation processes for experts. This paper presents the first industrial evaluation of the framework concept by two workshops. The results exhibit a wide interest in the knowledge-based framework in industry and demonstrate aspects for further industrial application. Critical points particularly include an intuitive user interface and the integration into the specific IT environment of a company, which will be the next steps for evaluating the system in industrial conditions.