Innovating in Product/Process Development (eBook)

Dr Mikel Sorli achieved his PhD at the High Technical School of the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Bilbao, Spain. He was also awarded an MBA by the Deusto University (INSIDE), Bilbao, Spain. Dr Sorli works for Fundación Labein, where he is Head of Design Engineering in the Innovation Management and Regional Development Unit. His current research is in the fields of product life cycle management, and integrating and promoting the use of Knowledge Based Engineering, PDM systems and advanced design methodologies. Dr Dragan Stokic has a PhD from the University of Beograd. He is a senior researcher at the Institute for Applied System Technology, Bremen, where he is responsible for research into Collaborative Working Environments (CWE) and business networking; Knowledge Management for product/process design; IiM, such as modelling and control of robots and automation, as well as enterprise modelling and design and; methodology for application of the best manufacturing practices in introducing advanced technology into manufacturing companies.

Preface 6
Acknowledgements 8
Contents 9
Abbreviations 13
Chapter 1 Product/Process Development 17
1.1 History of Industrial Evolution 17
1.2 Overview of Current Situation 21
1.3 Main Development Process 27
1.4 Tools to Integrate 31
1.5 Tools for Continuous Improvement 49
Chapter 2 Innovation in Product/Process Development 58
2.1 Being Innovative 58
2.2 Human Aspects 62
2.3 Extended Enterprise 67
2.4 Innovation in New Product Design 70
2.5 Risks in Innovating in New Product 76
Chapter 3 Product/Process Development Process for the Twenty-first Century 87
3.1 New Paradigm in Product/Process Development 87
3.2 New Model Within the New Paradigm 90
3.3 The 3 Cs Process: Customer Driven, Concurrent, Collaborative 103
3.4 Systemic Innovation 118
Chapter 4 ICT Tools and Systems Supporting Innovation in Product/Process Development 126
4.1 ICT Supporting Innovation in Product/Process Development 126
4.2 Collaborative Working Environments for Innovation in Product/Process Development 138
4.3 Ontologies in Product/Process Innovation 155
Chapter 5 ICT Tools for Collaborative Product/Process Design and Innovation Process 166
5.1 Collaborative Work in Industry 166
5.2 ICT Platform for Collaborative Product/Process Design 174
5.3 ICT for Collaborative Innovation Management 190
5.4 Collaborative Innovation Management in SME 211
Chapter 6 Future Trends 231
6.1 Introduction 231
6.2 Eco-innovative Design 232
6.3 Lean Design 236
6.4 Open Innovation 243
6.5 Innovation in Non-hierarchical Networks 243
6.6 Trends in Collaborative Innovation and Collaborative Working Environments Technology 250
6.7 Semantics for Collaborative Innovation 252
6.8 Axiomatic Design 262
Glossary 267
References 272
Further Reading 285
Index 286