Knowledge use in an advanced manufacturing environment
Knowledge use in an advanced manufacturing environment
It is now widely accepted that the active utilisation of a company’s knowledge is vital to maintaining competitive advantage in today’s knowledge based economy, particularly within design and manufacturing environments. Despite the rising popularity of Knowledge Based Systems [KBS] to support design reuse, designer’s interaction with these systems is still poorly understood. This paper presents the results of a longitudinal ‘diary study’ to evaluate the role of a KBS in designer’s activities. The results demonstrate the potential for a KBS to operate as the primary source of codified knowledge for designers and can be a viable alternative to verbal knowledge sharing with experts. A KBS is therefore found to be a significant asset for a Small to Medium Enterprise.
design knowledge, evaluation, computer supported design, case study/studies, ethnographic study
292-312
Reed, Nicholas
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Scanlan, Jim
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Wills, Gary
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Halliday, Steven T.
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7 May 2011
Reed, Nicholas
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Scanlan, Jim
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Wills, Gary
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Halliday, Steven T.
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Reed, Nicholas, Scanlan, Jim, Wills, Gary and Halliday, Steven T.
(2011)
Knowledge use in an advanced manufacturing environment.
Design Studies, 32 (3), .
Abstract
It is now widely accepted that the active utilisation of a company’s knowledge is vital to maintaining competitive advantage in today’s knowledge based economy, particularly within design and manufacturing environments. Despite the rising popularity of Knowledge Based Systems [KBS] to support design reuse, designer’s interaction with these systems is still poorly understood. This paper presents the results of a longitudinal ‘diary study’ to evaluate the role of a KBS in designer’s activities. The results demonstrate the potential for a KBS to operate as the primary source of codified knowledge for designers and can be a viable alternative to verbal knowledge sharing with experts. A KBS is therefore found to be a significant asset for a Small to Medium Enterprise.
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Submitted date: 2010
Published date: 7 May 2011
Keywords:
design knowledge, evaluation, computer supported design, case study/studies, ethnographic study
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Local EPrints ID: 163925
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/163925
ISSN: 0142-694X
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