Chapter 1: Ontologies and information models

Title: The Product Avatar as a Product-Instance-Centric Information Management Concept

Author(s): Karl A. Hribernik, Lutz Rabe, Jens Schumacher, Klaus-Dieter Thoben

Address: BIBA - Bremen Institute of Industrial Technology and Applied Work Science at the University of Bremen Hochschulring 20 28359 Bremen Germany | BIBA - Bremen Institute of Industrial Technology and Applied Work Science at the University of Bremen Hochschulring 20, 28359 Bremen, Germany BIBA - Bremen Institute of Industrial Technology and Applied Work Science at the University of Bremen Hochschulring 20, 28359 Bremen, Germany | BIBA - Bremen Institute of Industrial Technology and Applied Work Science at the University of Bremen Hochschulring 20, 28359 Bremen, Germany | BIBA - Bremen Institute of Industrial Technology and Applied Work Science at the University of Bremen Hochschulring 20, 28359 Bremen, Germany

Reference: International Conference on Product Lifecycle Management 2005 pp. 10 - 20

Abstract/Summary: This paper presents the concept of semi-autonomous product-centric information management based on the Product Avatar concept, discussing the overall concept of distributed and decentralised information management relevant to individual product items and analyses the requirements the concept generates. In that context, it aims at stimulating discussion on the pragmatic utilisation of emerging technologies, such as Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), wireless networking and ubiquitous computing. This paper further illustrates the benefits of the application of the Product Avatar concept in examples related to Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) against a scenario based on a network of organisations connected to the maintenance, repair and operation processes of a product.

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