Towards a virtual product model

Andrej Tibaut (Author), Danijel Rebolj (Author)

Abstract

Today, many researchers working on the information management process in construction recognise the problem of modelling complex product-related data structures. Furthermore, many experts doubt whether an all-inclusive-product-model is a solution for an integrated information environment that should efficiently support the life cycle of a product. It seems that rich experiences in product modelling gathered during the last decade do not necessarily lead to better models but rather to the awareness the more complex the product models are, the more rgid and less usable they become in practice. The paper first summarises some deficiencies of complex product models and then introduces a new conceptual solution, called "virtual product model", which is based on the on the decomposition of a conventional product model. The concept investigates the dissharmony in the structure and semantics of distributed (virtual) parts by applying agent technology and then the tuple space communication model.

Keywords

gradbeništvo;gradnja objektov;informacijska tehnologija;informacijski sistemi;baze podatkov;integracija;management informacij;upravljanje znanja;izmenjava podatkov;produktni modeli;virtualni produktni modeli;civil engineering;building construction;information technology;information systems;databases;integration;information management;knowlege management;data exchange;product models;virtual product models;

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Language:	English
Year of publishing:	2003
Typology:	1.01 - Original Scientific Article
Organization:	UM FGPA - Faculty of Civil Engineering, Transportation Engineering and Architecture
UDC:	624+69:004
COBISS:	8569110
ISSN:	1476-1300
Views:	1690
Downloads:	78
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Secondary language:	Unknown
URN:	URN:SI:UM:
Type (COBISS):	Not categorized
Pages:	str. 210-222
Volume:	ǂVol. ǂ1
Issue:	ǂšt. ǂ2
Chronology:	2003
ID:	1437449