Cooperative Knowledge Processing for Engineering Design

by Baskin, Arthur B.; Kovacs, George; Jacucci, Gianni

• ISBN13: 9780412837500
• ISBN10: 0412837501
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1998-12-01
• Publisher: Kluwer Academic Pub

Summary

Cooperative working environments and their development are becoming increasingly important and ever more frequent in different industrial sectors and this book provides a scientific approach for managing Team Engineering. Meta-cognitive knowledge and networks are identified as the key resources enabling engineering teams to work effectively and to reduce engineering time and this book illustrates how computer support can aid cooperative work within the context of practical methodologies and examples. The fields covered in the book include: State-of-the-art research in cooperative learning tools; Practical examples and methodologies illustrating the implementation of cooperative networks; and An interdisciplinary approach to team engineering. This valuable new book is sponsored by the International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP) and will be essential reading for researchers, engineers, technical managers involved in the development of advanced applications for engineering and manufacturing, and software design and engineering.

Table of Contents

Foreword

Preface

System Level Problems - Meeting Our Customer's Needs

Cooperating Knowledge Sources

Collaborative Knowledge Processing

Knowledge Capture Helps to Get It Right the First Time

Time to Market Can be Reduced by Reusing Successful Solutions

Simulations Embody Knowledge and Support Sharing

Web of Shared Understanding

Sharing Understanding Needs Communication Across the Web

Shared Understanding Needs Semantic Relationships in the Web

Sharing Understanding Requires Persistence of the Web

Engineering Problem Solving

Co-operative Problem Solving Tools Form Single User Tools

Intrinsically Collaborative Support Tools

Intrinsically Collaborative Products and Processes

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