An ontology-based approach to knowledge management in design processes

Computers and Chemical Engineering

Volumn 32, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 320-342

  Brandt, Sebastian C ^a   Morbach, Jan ^a   Miatidis, Michalis ^a   Theißen, Manfred ^a   Jarke, Matthias ^a,b   Marquardt, Wolfgang ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR APPLIED INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FIT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Design repository; Engineering design; Information management; Knowledge management; Ontologies; Process Data Warehousing

Indexed keywords

DATA PROCESSING; DATA WAREHOUSES; ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT EXCHANGE; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT;

DESIGN REPOSITORY; ENGINEERING DESIGN; PROCESS DATA WAREHOUSING;

ONTOLOGY;

DATA PROCESSING; DATA WAREHOUSES; ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT EXCHANGE; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; ONTOLOGY;

EID: 35649023183     PISSN: 00981354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compchemeng.2007.04.013     Document Type: Article

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