TY - CHAP
T1 - A case study on distributed collaborative design: investigation communication and information flow
AU - Thomson, A.I.
AU - Juster, N.P.
AU - MacGregor, Steven P.
A2 - Shen, Weiming
PY - 2001/7/7
Y1 - 2001/7/7
N2 - A current research project at the University of
Strathclyde is introduced which aims to better understand
the role of distributed engineering design in industry and
address present problems. An element of the first major
industrial case study of the project, completed within a
multinational in the oil and gas industry, is then
described and shown to address the main research questions. This multinational will be described in the text as company A. Sampling and analysis of distributed activity over time is served by the completion of daily diaries and direct observation. This detail design phase of a distributed design project finds that most collaborative work consists of simple information exchange supplementary to the main design activity. Furthermore, concentrated periods of collaborative design are found to follow these information exchange 'cycles'. 62% of distributed activity is found to be with the main design partner and asynchronous communication tools are the most popular. Distributed problems are also listed, including misinterpretation and finding the right person for information.
AB - A current research project at the University of
Strathclyde is introduced which aims to better understand
the role of distributed engineering design in industry and
address present problems. An element of the first major
industrial case study of the project, completed within a
multinational in the oil and gas industry, is then
described and shown to address the main research questions. This multinational will be described in the text as company A. Sampling and analysis of distributed activity over time is served by the completion of daily diaries and direct observation. This detail design phase of a distributed design project finds that most collaborative work consists of simple information exchange supplementary to the main design activity. Furthermore, concentrated periods of collaborative design are found to follow these information exchange 'cycles'. 62% of distributed activity is found to be with the main design partner and asynchronous communication tools are the most popular. Distributed problems are also listed, including misinterpretation and finding the right person for information.
KW - CAD
KW - engineering software
KW - groupware
KW - information flow
KW - collaboration
KW - communication
UR - http://www.ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=942267&isnumber=20395
UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/CSCWD.2001.942267
U2 - 10.1109/CSCWD.2001.942267
DO - 10.1109/CSCWD.2001.942267
M3 - Chapter
SN - 9780660184937
SP - 249
EP - 254
BT - Computer Supported Cooperative Work in Design, The Sixth International Conference on, 2001
ER -