Supporting Global Automotive Product Development Projects through the Integration of Systems Engineering Knowledge

Saunders, T., Gao, J.X. and Evans, R.D. 2015. Supporting Global Automotive Product Development Projects through the Integration of Systems Engineering Knowledge. 13th International Conference on Manufacturing Research. Bath, United Kingdom 08 Sep 2015 University of Bath.

TitleSupporting Global Automotive Product Development Projects through the Integration of Systems Engineering Knowledge
AuthorsSaunders, T., Gao, J.X. and Evans, R.D.
TypeConference paper
Abstract

Global automotive companies are vast extended enterprises of geographically dispersed teams that collaborate on the concurrent development of new technologies and multiple vehicle programs. Consequently, it is challenging to effectively capture all new knowledge generated during continuous innovation. Furthermore, current knowledge management tools fail to adequately organise vital new explicit knowledge captured during vehicle development programs and then make it widely accessible for future re-use throughout the product lifecycle. This paper reports the findings of an investigation exploring the current knowledge management practices in a large-scale multinational automotive company, and proposes an integrated framework to address the industrial challenges.

KeywordsAutomotive Product Development
Extended Enterprises
Knowledge Management
Product Lifecycle Management
Systems Engineering
Year2015
Conference13th International Conference on Manufacturing Research
PublisherUniversity of Bath
Publisher's version
Publication dates
PublishedSep 2015
Journal citationpp. 159-164
Book titleAdvances in Manufacturing Technology XXIX, Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Manufacturing Research (ICMR2015)

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