Web-Assisted Knowledge-Management for Automotive Lighting Systems
Knowledge management in today’s business environment is becoming one of the paramount issues in the successful production and simulation of automotive lighting systems. No longer can a single engineer maintain all the knowledge of previous lessons learned because of the shear amount of information involved. Additionally, today’s workforce is becoming more mobile and the investment in any single employee as a repository of design knowledge and product history is not feasible. With this in mind, the availability of a central repository for all simulation related information including design guidelines, previous analyses, and current production information needs to be considered a necessity for any manufacturer. By making this information available via an intranet, any employee can access their required information without requiring the attention of individual experts.