Innovation in Product Engineering

摘要

In a global economy, the conquest of new markets has led many companies to expand their business around the globe. However, new challenges have aroused from this expension. Our study field context is Alstom Hydro that designs and manufactures hydraulic turbines. The research aims at studying and supporting the involvement of experts and future users in the co-creation of corporate engineering standards. A collaborative platform specification method and a collaborative standardization process are presented. Formalizing the standardization process stands as a key element of the approach, and we will explain, based on field studies and focus groups, how this was done within the company. Then, we will detail how this standardization process was used to define the collaborative platform, its main features, roles and privileges.