Title :
Co-ordination aided computational design
Author_Institution :
Durham Univ., UK
Abstract :
Co-ordination is an emerging area of design management as well as organisational theory and distributed artificial intelligence. This paper highlights the need for co-ordination within computational environments such as those related to computer supported co-operative work and workflow management. The key characteristics of co-ordination identified are implemented within an agent-based system aimed at aiding computational design. This system has been applied to an industrial case study involving a computational design process enabling more efficient use of time and resources through coordination.
Keywords :
CAD; design engineering; groupware; multi-agent systems; workflow management software; agent-based system; co-ordination aided computational design; computational design process; computer supported co-operative work; design management; distributed artificial intelligence; industrial case study; organisational theory; workflow management; Artificial intelligence; Collaborative work; Computational modeling; Computer industry; Design engineering; Distributed computing; Environmental management; Humans; Process design; Technology management;
Conference_Titel :
Computer Supported Cooperative Work in Design, 2005. Proceedings of the Ninth International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
1-84600-002-5
DOI :
10.1109/CSCWD.2005.194137
