Externalizing tacit overview knowledge: A model-based approach to supporting design teams

Artificial Intelligence for Engineering Design, Analysis and Manufacturing: AIEDAM

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 227-242

  Flanagan, Tomás ^a   Eckert, Claudia ^a   Clarkson, P John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Communication; Design confidence; Experience; Management; Negotiation; Overview; Process modeling; Teamwork

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; COMPUTER SUPPORTED COOPERATIVE WORK; LARGE SCALE SYSTEMS; PERSONNEL; USER INTERFACES;

DESIGN CONFIDENCE; EXPERIENCE; NEGOTIATION; PROCESS MODELING; TEAMWORKS;

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 34547815050     PISSN: 08900604     EISSN: 14691760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S089006040700025X     Document Type: Article

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