Frameworks and technologies for exchanging and sharing product life cycle knowledge

Frameworks and technologies for exchanging and sharing product life cycle knowledge (PLK) are discussed. A life cycle-centric knowledge management approach with stakeholders-in-the-loop allows for a life-long evaluation of the instantaneous performance and the consequential decision making about the rest of the product's useful life. The solutions towards the interdependence between the of Product Life cycle Management (PLM) and PLK should include semantic deepening of the descriptions of product life cycle knowledge, allowing for generic capturing, sharing and exchanging of knowledge. Studies are devoted towards the study of product reconfiguration that offers new strategies for keeping up the product functions and performance levels. The industry has recognized that the potential of PLM is great, but they should be exploited in a fit-for-industry-purpose manner