caa a22 4500 469072768 CHVBK 20180323132926.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170328e19921201xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/BF02032464 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/BF02032464 Mills John The Automation and Robotics Research Institute, The University of Texas at Arlington, 76118, Fort Worth, TX, USA aut A taxonomy of the product realization process environment [Elektronische Daten] [John Mills] The realization of concepts into products is an extremely complex and poorly understood process. Companies and researchers are developing software aids and tools in a somewhat ad hoc manner. Differing claims are made for such tools, without there being much underlying understanding about what they are supposed to do. As part of a project to develop a strategy for applying computer-based tools to the process of realizing products, this paper proposes a taxonomy which encompasses most of the factors involved and defines the environments in which computer-based tools operate. Several other uses for this taxonomy are suggested, including identifying how the different types of computer-based tools support or replace various human activities or tasks; outlining a strategy for automating the process, as part of a strategy for applying the right tool for the task; and identifying where new tools might be developed. Springer-Verlag New York Inc., 1993 Research in Engineering Design Springer-Verlag 4/4(1992-12-01), 203-213 0934-9839 4:4<203 1992 4 163 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02032464 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02032464 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 100 1- Mills John The Automation and Robotics Research Institute, The University of Texas at Arlington, 76118, Fort Worth, TX, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Research in Engineering Design Springer-Verlag 4/4(1992-12-01), 203-213 0934-9839 4:4<203 1992 4 163 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer