Practitioner requirements for integrated Knowledge-Based Engineering in Product Lifecycle Management

Abstract

The effective management of knowledge as capital is considered essential to the
\nsuccess of engineering product/service systems. As Knowledge Management (KM) and
\nProduct Lifecycle Management (PLM) practice gain industrial adoption, the
\nquestion of functional overlaps between both the approaches becomes evident.
\nThis article explores the interoperability between PLM and Knowledge-Based
\nEngineering (KBE) as a strategy for engineering KM. The opinion of key KBE/PLM
\npractitioners are systematically captured and analysed. A set of ranked business
\nfunctionalities to be fulfiled by the KBE/PLM systems integration is elicited.
\nThe article provides insights for the researchers and the practitioners playing
\nboth the user and development roles on the future needs for knowledge systems
\nbased on PLM.