Framework for knowledge based support in a concurrent engineering environment

Knowledge-Based Systems

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 207-215

  Harrington, John V ^a   Soltan, Hossein ^a   Forskitt, Mark ^b  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b SFK Technology Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Concurrent engineering; Conflict; Design lifecycle; Engineering design; Negotiation; Process plant

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; CONCURRENT ENGINEERING; EXPERT SYSTEMS; INDUSTRIAL PLANTS; ITERATIVE METHODS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLANNING; PROCESS ENGINEERING; SYSTEMS ENGINEERING;

DESIGN ITERATION; DISPARATE EXPERT SYSTEMS; ENGINEERING DESIGN; KNOWLEDGE BASED SUPPORT; LIFECYCLE CONCERNS; NEGOTIATION; PROCESS PLANT;

KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS;

EID: 0030146716     PISSN: 09507051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0950-7051(95)01029-7     Document Type: Article

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