An ontology-based framework for reusing decisions in product development processes
Pickel J, Götz S, Wartzack S (2025)
Publication Language: English
Publication Type: Conference contribution, Conference Contribution
Publication year: 2025
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Series: Volume 5: ICED25
City/Town: Cambridge
Pages Range: 551-560
Conference Proceedings Title: Proceedings of the Design Society
Event location: Dallas
Abstract
Decision-making in product development is a complex process that benefits from leveraging past experiences. This paper presents an ontology-based framework to facilitate decision-reuse in product development by classifying current decisions within a structured scheme. The proposed decision-reuse ontology provides similar past decisions, linking them to their classifications and offering SPARQL queries, conditions, and decision outcomes. By integrating the ontology with other domain-specific ontologies, it supports product developers in making informed decisions based on historical knowledge. The resulting decision outcomes, classifications, and metadata are fed back into the decision-reuse ontology, ensuring a continuous cycle of knowledge enrichment. This approach not only enhances decision-making but also fosters knowledge transfer throughout the development process.
Authors with CRIS profile
Jessica Pickel
Chair of Engineering Design (KTmfk)
Stefan Götz
Chair of Engineering Design (KTmfk)
Sandro Wartzack
Chair of Engineering Design (KTmfk)
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APA:
Pickel, J., Götz, S., & Wartzack, S. (2025). An ontology-based framework for reusing decisions in product development processes. In Design Society (Eds.), Proceedings of the Design Society (pp. 551-560). Dallas, US: Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
MLA:
Pickel, Jessica, Stefan Götz, and Sandro Wartzack. "An ontology-based framework for reusing decisions in product development processes." Proceedings of the 25th International Conference on Engineering Design (ICED25), Dallas Ed. Design Society, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2025. 551-560.
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