Product Data Management ( PDM ) System Support for the Engineering Configuration Process - A Position Paper
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This position paper treats the use of a PDM system integrated product configurator to support development and configuration of highly customized product variants. The problem is investigated as a part of a Ph.D. project performed at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden.
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