Configuration of product extension services in servitisation using an ontology-based approach

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 50, Issue 22, 2012, Pages 6469-6488

  Shen, Jin ^a   Wang, Liya ^a   Sun, Yiwen ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Configuration; Ontology; OWL; Product extension services; SWRL

Indexed keywords

CONFIGURATION; CONFIGURATION DOMAINS; CONFIGURATION SYSTEM; CRITICAL ACTIVITIES; CUSTOMER NEED; DOMAIN-SPECIFIC ONTOLOGIES; NEW SOURCES; ONTOLOGY LANGUAGE; ONTOLOGY-BASED; OWL; PRODUCT EXTENSION SERVICES; REASONING PROCESS; RULE ENGINE; SERVICE COMPONENTS; STRUCTURAL KNOWLEDGE; SUB-ONTOLOGY; SWRL;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; ONTOLOGY; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING;

PROFITABILITY;

EID: 84868242122     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207543.2011.652744     Document Type: Article

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