A critically important aspect of concurrent engineering is to ensure that the most appropriate information is available, early in the design process, to support design decision making The authors of this paper consider that future software systems can be of particular benefit to concurrent engineering by providing such information support Two complementary areas of information, product and manufacturing process information, have been identified as necessary to support the design process The authors have explored the representation of manufacturing process information, within a Manufacturing Model, to support design decision making
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