Title: Teaching collaborative manufacturing: experience and observation

Authors: Teruaki Ito, Alexander H. Slocum

Addresses: Institute of Technology and Science, The University of Tokushima, 2-1 Minami-Josanjima, Tokushima 770-8506, Japan. ' Department of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA

Abstract: Even though web-based meeting technology has been developed and implemented and so much information is available on the web, human-human interaction is still a critical part of design. This paper studies how Web-Based Systems (WBS) can support collaborative activities in design and manufacturing based on a case study project. As one of the example of WBS, a Peer-Review Evaluation Process (PREP) to support the deterministic design is presented. Fundamentals of collaborative manufacturing based on project experiences, are also studied.

Keywords: peer review evaluation process; PREP; teaching; global collaboration; internet manufacturing; rapid prototyping; web-based manufacturing; collaborative manufacturing; deterministic design; design evaluation; case study; precision machine design; manufacturing education.

DOI: 10.1504/IJIMS.2007.014484

International Journal of Internet Manufacturing and Services, 2007 Vol.1 No.1, pp.75 - 85

Published online: 10 Jul 2007 *

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