A review of internet-based product information sharing and visualization

  • Authors:
  • Shusheng Zhang;Weiming Shen;Hamada Ghenniwa

  • Affiliations:
  • Department of Aircraft Manufacturing Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, PR China;Integrated Manufacturing Technologies Institute, National Research Council Canada, London, Ont., Canada N6G 4X8;Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont., Canada N6A 5B9

  • Venue:
  • Computers in Industry
  • Year:
  • 2004

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Abstract

Internet-based product information sharing and visualization is the foundation for collaborative product design and manufacturing. This paper reviews the state of the art in this area with a case study to illustrate the emerging technologies for visualizing and sharing product information among designers, production engineers and managers, purchasing and marketing staff, suppliers, and customers. It then discusses the current research challenges and opportunities.