Document management for the enterprise: principles, techniques, and applications
Document management for the enterprise: principles, techniques, and applications
PDM System implementation based on UML
Mathematics and Computers in Simulation - Special issue: Computational engineering in systems applications (CESA 2003)
Automated design process modelling and analysis using immersive virtual reality
Computer-Aided Design
PDM system implementation based on UML
Mathematics and Computers in Simulation
ICCSA'06 Proceedings of the 2006 international conference on Computational Science and Its Applications - Volume Part II
Modelling information requirements in complex engineering services
Computers in Industry
Research and Implementation of Self-Publishing Website Platforms for Universities Based on CMS
International Journal of Advanced Pervasive and Ubiquitous Computing
A Social Media framework to support Engineering Design Communication
Advanced Engineering Informatics
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Well-organised information is vital in gaining a competitive advantage within engineering companies. Increasingly, computer systems are used for managing this information, but for systems to be successful they need to be built on an understanding of how engineers work. This paper contributes to this understanding by reporting on how 10 engineers, from two aerospace companies, organise and use information. Information profiles have been proposed as a means of identifying the requirements of engineers who are working in different design situations (characterised by the stage of the design life cycle and also the social environment in which the engineers work). The results indicate important differences in the extent to which personal, local group and company-wide information is used. In particular, clear differences are identified between engineers who can be considered as company 'experts' and those involved in mainstream design activities. These differences manifest themselves in the extent to which personal and local group information collections are used, the content and also the strategies used for storing and updating the material within these stores.