Abstract
The term, Product Knowledge is used to refer to two related but
distinct concepts; the knowledge of a specific product (Specific
Product Knowledge) and the knowledge of a product domain (Product
Domain Knowledge). Modelling and managing Product Knowlege is an
essential part of carrying out design.A scheme is presented in
this paper to model, i.e. classify, structure and formalise the
product knowledge for the purpose of supporting function-oriented
design. The product design specification and four types of
required attributes of a specific product have been identified to
form the Specific Product Knowledge involved in the product
generation process and therefore modelled in a PDS unit and four
viewpoint models. Further, product domain knowledge model consists
of four types of basic product domain knowledge and product family
knowledge. They are considered as necessary and sufficient to
support function-oriented design. Both Specific Product Knowledge
and Product Domain Knowledge are modelled at two levels, a
meta-model and an information-level.Following that, a
computer-based scheme to manage the proposed product lknowledge
models within a dynamically changing environment is presented.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 2nd DWK Workshop on Product Structuring |
| Place of Publication | Delft |
| Publisher | Delft University of Technology |
| Publication date | 1996 |
| Pages | 141-150 |
| Publication status | Published - 1996 |
| Event | 2nd WDK Workshop on Product Structuring - Delft, Netherlands Duration: 3 Jun 1996 → 4 Jun 1996 Conference number: 2 |
Workshop
| Workshop | 2nd WDK Workshop on Product Structuring |
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| Number | 2 |
| Country/Territory | Netherlands |
| City | Delft |
| Period | 03/06/1996 → 04/06/1996 |