SOME EXPERIENCES IN IMPROVING DESIGN PROCEDURES
DS 36: Proceedings DESIGN 2006, the 9th International Design Conference, Dubrovnik, Croatia
Year: 2006
Editor: Marjanovic, D.
Author: Rohde, D.; Bojčetić, N.; Stanković, T.
Section: METHODS AND TOOLS IN DESIGN PRACTICE
Page(s): 331-338
Abstract
Changes in the world market dramatically influence industrial companies. The traditional understanding of how the companies view their product and the product’s role in the company business is currently being reworked. In this article empirical experience gained through practical projects that aimed to improve utilization of CAD technology in small and medium sized enterprises have been brought out. The results aimed in the presented case study have demonstrated that even small investment in three areas, namely system management, training and knowledge management and tailoring the CAD system can bring significant benefits in technology utilization.
Keywords: design process improvment, feature based design, computer aided design