A study on collaborative mechanism for product design in distributed concurrent engineering

This paper addresses the product design and realization processes in distributed manufacturing environments. It presents the Web-based integration methodology and framework to support collaborative and concurrent engineering (CE) design. The distributed CE and collaboration are discussed as key components in the collaborative mechanism. In detail, it integrates four functional modules including co-design, Web-based visualization, manufacturing analysis and service module. In realization, Java-based and Internet-enabled technologies can support extended strategies for design and planning. The related system can be used for a design team geographically distributed to organize a collaborative and CE design effectively