scholarly journals An overview of manufacturing knowledge sharing in the product development process

2018 ◽  
Vol 232 (13) ◽  
pp. 2253-2263 ◽  
Author(s):  
James Gao ◽  
Andrew YC Nee
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Product Development ◽  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Development Process ◽  
Product Development Process ◽  
Information Communication ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
Future Challenges ◽  
Key Issues ◽  
Manufacturing Knowledge

This article provides an overview of reported research relevant to the management of manufacturing-related knowledge and highlights the sharing of knowledge in the product development process. Previous research and concepts reported by international researchers and examples of the research projects carried out by the authors’ research teams will also be introduced. Publications reviewed are in the scope of information, communication and knowledge management technologies in product development and manufacturing. Some key concepts and issues in knowledge management are introduced first, as a foundation for the remainder of the review. The different approaches to knowledge management and knowledge sharing and the different types of knowledge and key issues in the product development process are discussed. Then manufacturing knowledge and its application in the product development are reviewed. The focus is given to the discussion of the approaches to sharing manufacturing knowledge relating to the product development process and indicating the future challenges and research directions.

Mapping Knowledge in Product Development through Process Modelling

2006 ◽  
Vol 05 (03) ◽  
pp. 233-242 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qianwang Deng ◽  
Dejie Yu
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Product Development ◽  
Development Process ◽  
Current Knowledge ◽  
Process Modelling ◽  
Process Models ◽  
Product Development Process ◽  
Specific Domain ◽  
State Process ◽  
Structure Knowledge

The product development capability is a core competence in a company, and the product development process is a knowledge-intensive process. The evolution of engineering design shows that knowledge is a key factor of a successful product development. From the 70's in the last century, artificial intelligence has been introduced into this field. It evolves from expert system through knowledge-based system to current knowledge management. Knowledge taxonomy is a core component in knowledge management. A new approach of mapping knowledge in product development through process modelling is proposed. Product development process modelling can help people structure knowledge and the employees linking to each activity in the product development process. According to the analysis of product development process models, there exist three basic kinds of objects: product states, process elements, and resources. The state-process-resource model provides available ontologies of knowledge in the product development domain. In this way, knowledge is hierarchically classified into six knowledge subjects: product, product process, process element, method, tool, and application specific domain. Furthermore, each of the knowledge subjects is divided into three types of knowledge: course, practice, and expertise location.

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