@article{c2f5d15080bc473f813e49d44a2b9ca0,
title = "Information sharing and exchange in the context of product lifecycle management: Role of standards",
abstract = "This paper introduces a model of the information flows in Product Life cycle Management (PLM), serving as the basis for understanding the role of standards in PLM support systems. Support of PLM requires a set of complementary and interoperable standards that cover the full range of aspects of the products' life cycle. The paper identifies a typology of standards relevant to PLM support that addresses the hierarchy of existing and evolving standards and their usage and identifies a suite of standards supporting the exchange of product, process, operations and supply chain information. A case study illustrating the use of PLM standards in a large organization is presented. The potential role of harmonization among PLM support standards is described and a proposal is made for using open standards and open source models for this important activity.",
keywords = "Data exchange, Interoperability, Open standards, PLM systems, Product life cycle",
author = "Sudarsan Rachuri and Eswaran Subrahmanian and Abdelaziz Bouras and Fenves, {Steven J.} and Sebti Foufou and Sriram, {Ram D.}",
note = "Funding Information: Ram D. Sriram is currently leading the Design and Process group in the Manufacturing Systems Integration Division at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, where he conducts research on standards for interoperability of computer-aided design systems. Prior to that he was on the engineering faculty (1986–1994) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and was instrumental in setting up the Intelligent Engineering Systems Laboratory. At MIT, Sriram initiated the MIT-DICE project, which was one of the pioneering projects in collaborative engineering. Sriram has co-authored or authored over 200 papers, books, and reports in computer-aided engineering, including several books. Sriram was a founding co-editor of the International Journal for AI in Engineering. In 1989, he was awarded a Presidential Young Investigators Award from the National Science Foundation, U.S.A. Sriram is a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and a Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. Sriram has a B.Tech. from IIT, Madras, India, and an M.S. and a Ph.D. from Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, USA.",
year = "2008",
month = jul,
doi = "10.1016/j.cad.2007.06.012",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "40",
pages = "789--800",
journal = "CAD Computer Aided Design",
issn = "0010-4485",
publisher = "Elsevier Ltd",
number = "7",
}