Title: Proposal for a process oriented knowledge management system (PKMS)

Authors: Ludovic Louis-Sidney; Vincent Cheutet; Samir Lamouri

Addresses: Laboratoire Quartz EA7393, SUPMECA, 3 rue Fernand Hainaut, 93400 Saint-Ouen, France ' Université de Lyon, INSA Lyon, DISP EA4570, Bât Léonard de Vinci, 21 avenue Jean Capelle, 69621 Villeurbanne cedex, France ' UMR 8201 CNRS (LAMIH), Laboratoire d'automatique et de mécaniques industrielles et humaines, Arts et Métiers Paritech, 151 boulevard de l'Hôpital, 75013 Paris, France

Abstract: In an increasingly competitive environment, manufacturing companies are more frequently looking to handle the knowledge referentials relating to their redesign processes. They are then able to implement this with less effort and balance out their work capacity for innovation activities, contributing to more significant improvements in their product offering. In this article we propose a conceptual model for the implementation of a process-oriented knowledge tool dedicated to the formalisation of this type of knowledge referential. The implementable nature of this model has been validated by a demonstrator tested on an application case provided by our industrial partner, Renault Powertrain Technology Department.

Keywords: knowledge management systems; KMS; product redesign; conceptual modelling; information systems; manufacturing industry; Renault; powertrain technology; product design; automotive powertrains; automobile industry; process orientation.

DOI: 10.1504/IJPD.2016.080309

International Journal of Product Development, 2016 Vol.21 No.4, pp.267 - 287

Received: 12 Jun 2015
Accepted: 19 Jul 2016
Published online: 11 Nov 2016 *

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