Knowledge-based and requirements-driven product development
Thanks for your inquiry. Yes, the PRIME solution uses also a subset of the AP233 model for the Product Support Information Model. It is used for the representation of the product-related knowledge. The implementation in the prototype is so far limited but is already able to show its relevance.
Thank you for your answer. In your paper, it is mentioned that a prototype implementation of the PRIME concept has been realised in a web-based solution but it was under validation. I was wondering if this prototype implementation is now available on the web.
Emmanuel Brousseau
Our partner Atos Origin has developed and hosted the prototype system. All partners of the consortium (including project externals) have been involved in the system validation. Nevertheless, the prototype is not public so far.
Thank you for your paper.
When you talk by knowledge extension you mean knowledge creation within the enterprise, the knowledge based system or something else? If knowledge creation is implied how do you propose to achieve that within the enterprise or the system itself?
I am not sure where 'Knowledge extension' is mentioned, but I think the topic is extension of the approach, that means that not only one department/ business unit tries to capture their know-how, but that the applied methodology focusses on the coverage of the complete product lifecyclce - every person connected to a product in one point of its life may provide useful knowledge. The enabler is a web-based solution and an integration to the business processes.
Thank you for your contribution to IPROMS2005. Both KARE and PRIME seem to promote the use of a model-based representation for requirements and knowledge respectively. In you presentation, it is mentioned that in the KARE approach, requirements are created or manipulated and transformed onto a subset of the AP233 model. Does the PRIME approach also use STEP information models and if yes, to which extend?
Emmanuel Brousseau