Intelligent Product Representations Concepts of Knowledge-Based Configuration
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Abstract:
The currently observable increase in supply chain integration requires the ability to communicate representation of products and materials. The state of the art in this field tackles this problem defining conventions on used data formats in such a way that properties of materials can be stored in databases and transmitted via Intranets or the Internet. Buzzwords like EDI, STEP, and XML-styles refer to this approach. However, communication by data exchange presupposes that senders and recipients interpret data in the same way. As a consequence, appropriate conventions need to be used for any view and any degree of abstraction that occurs within the supply chain. Consider for instance an intrusive material like "computer". Within a supply chain consisting of component manufacturer, software vendors, system vendors, and, finally, the consumer, many distinctive views on different properties of a "computer " become relevant. Since these views regard the same object, many interdependencies have to be observed: For instance, the software required by the consumer has an impact on the applicability of video cards etc. Currently, all these interdependencies have to be managed by different software systems: CAD-systems, databases, etc. Within a supply chain there is neither a guarantee that all applied software programs
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