TY - JOUR
T1 - Web-based knowledge management for distributed design
AU - Caldwell, Nicholas
AU - Clarkson, John
AU - Rodgers, Paul
AU - Huxor, Avon
PY - 2000
Y1 - 2000
N2 - Contemporary product design is a knowledge-intensive process undertaken by virtual teams dispersed across multiple organizations. Successful design requires contextual knowledge of the target market. Knowledge management and decision support can assist in this task. By considering AI as a form of writing, we can represent knowledge in a transparent and modifiable form, which better supports the multiplicity of contexts required in real design. To assist designers in conceptual-design evaluation, we have implemented the WebCADET Web-based decision-support tool. Based on a knowledge-server architecture, WebCADET operates in design-guidance, knowledge-viewing and knowledge-capture modes. We discuss our efforts in developing WebCADET and deploying four WebCADET servers at different locations for various applications.
AB - Contemporary product design is a knowledge-intensive process undertaken by virtual teams dispersed across multiple organizations. Successful design requires contextual knowledge of the target market. Knowledge management and decision support can assist in this task. By considering AI as a form of writing, we can represent knowledge in a transparent and modifiable form, which better supports the multiplicity of contexts required in real design. To assist designers in conceptual-design evaluation, we have implemented the WebCADET Web-based decision-support tool. Based on a knowledge-server architecture, WebCADET operates in design-guidance, knowledge-viewing and knowledge-capture modes. We discuss our efforts in developing WebCADET and deploying four WebCADET servers at different locations for various applications.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/0342955477
U2 - 10.1109/5254.846284
DO - 10.1109/5254.846284
M3 - Article
SN - 1094-7167
SN - 1541-1672
SN - 1941-1294
VL - 15
SP - 40
EP - 47
JO - IEEE Intelligent Systems
JF - IEEE Intelligent Systems
IS - 3
ER -