INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER INTEGRATED TECHNOLOGIES AND KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT

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INTRODUCTION

The rapidly growing globalization of industrial processes is defining the economic structure world- wide. The innovative power of a company is the deciding factor for success in gaining market acceptance. Strengthening innovation, however, relies on the ability to structure the design phase technically so that innovative products are generated with consideration of certain success factors such as time, expense, quality, and environment. Furthermore, these products should not only be competitive but also be able to maintain a leading position on the world market. The opportunity to increase innovation lies in deciding on novel approaches for generating products based on future- oriented, computer-integrated technologies that enable advances in technology and expertise. In the end, this is what guarantees market leadership.

In recent years, progress in product development has been made principally through the increasing use of information technology and the benefits inherent in the use of these systems. In order to fulfill the various requirements on the product development process in respect to time, costs, and quality, a large number of different approaches have been developed focusing on the optimization of many aspects of the entire development process.

This chapter provides an overview of the computer integrated technologies supporting product development processes and of the current situation of knowledge management. Section 2 discusses the design techniques affected by computer-aided technologies and the corresponding tools. Section 3 gives a general introduction of concepts of computer integrated technologies and describes basic technologies and organizational approaches. Section 4 explains possible architectures for software tools that support product development processes. Section 5 gives a wide overview of the application and development of knowledge management.

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