Dialectics of Collective Minding: Contradictory Appropriations of Information Technology in a High-Risk Project

Computer-aided three-dimensional interactive application (CATIA) was originally developed by Dassault Systems to design and manufacture complex geometries for jet fighters. Lately, it has been adopted as a multi-platform 3-D product life cycle management solution and is used widely as a design platform in several industries, including the automobile, aerospace, ship-building, and consumer electronics industries. It supports multiple phases of product development, including design (i.e., computer-aided design—CAD), analysis (computer-aided engineering —CAE), and manufacturing (computer-aided manufacturing—CAM). It includes, among others, the following capabilities.