The use of information management tools as support to the product development process in a metal mechanical company
Fernanda Albuquerque Cunha, Jarina dos Passos Silva, Aline Capanema de Barros, Eduardo Romeiro Filho
http://dx.doi.org/10.4322/pmd.2013.011
Product, vol.11, n1, p.33-41, 2013
Abstract
In this paper, we present a case study developed in a Brazilian metal mechanical company on the application of computer systems as support for a product development process. In the first part, we present a literature review on themes such as product development, PLM and PDM (Product Lifecycle Management and Product Data Management) systems. In the case study, we describe the PDP - Product Development Process and the use of CAD/ CAE (Computer Aided Design and Engineering) systems in the company, as well as some problems observed. In the end, we propose some possible opportunities to PDP improvement using PDM systems
Keywords
computer aided design, design methodology, product development process, metal mechanical sector