Collaborative Engineering Environments. Two Examples of Process Improvement.

摘要

Companies are recognising that innovative processes are determining factors in competitiveness. Two examples from projects in aircraft development describe the information collaborative engineering environments as a way to improve engineering processes. An engineering process management system allows engineering teams to work concurrently in tasks, following a defined flow of activities, applying tools on a shared database. Automated management of workspaces including data consistency enables engineering teams to concentrate on the design activities. The huge amount of experience in companies must be transformed for effective application in engineering processes. Compatible concepts, notations and implementation platforms make tangible knowledge like models and algorithms accessible. Computer-based design management makes knowledge on engineering processes and methods explicit.