Designing and implementing a web platform to support SMEs in collaborative product development

Marco Formentini; Michela Lolli; Alberto Felice De Toni

doi:10.1007/978-3-642-40361-3_15

Designing and implementing a web platform to support SMEs in collaborative product development

Marco Formentini, Michela Lolli, Alberto Felice De Toni

Management

Università degli Studi di Udine

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Abstract

Research on the product development process lacks of investigation on the aspects related to its potential integration in a web-based collaborative environment, especially when considering the practical needs of Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs).Our study aims at investigating how is it possible to design and develop a web-based platform aimed at supporting SMEs in the product development process. On the basis of a thorough literature review and a mapping of the existing platform and tools available in the design domain, this paper describes in detail the development of a ICT platform, called iCommunity, which constitutes the backbone and the foundation upon which to build an ecosystem of innovation, that helps SMEs to: (1) manage the distributed collective intelligence in the new product development; (2) design and develop modular products in a collaborative way. The action research methodology has been chosen for its appropriateness to the characteristic of this study.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology
Subtitle of host publication	IFIP WG 5.7 International Conference, APMS 2012, Rhodes, Greece, September 24 - 26, 2012, Revised Selected Papers, Part II
Editors	Christos Emmanouilidis, Marco Taisch, Dimitris Kiritsis
Place of Publication	Berlin Heidelberg
Publisher	Springer
Pages	112-119
Number of pages	8
Volume	398
Edition	PART 2
ISBN (Electronic)	9783642403613
ISBN (Print)	9783642403606
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-40361-3_15
Publication status	Published - 2013
Event	IFIP WG 5.7 International Conference on Advances in Production Management Systems, APMS 2012 - Rhodes, Greece Duration: 24 Sept 2012 → 26 Sept 2012

Publication series

Name	IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology
Number	PART 2
Volume	398
ISSN (Print)	18684238

Conference

Conference	IFIP WG 5.7 International Conference on Advances in Production Management Systems, APMS 2012
Country/Territory	Greece
City	Rhodes
Period	24/09/12 → 26/09/12

Keywords

Collaboration
Product development
SMEs
Web platform

UN SDGs

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Formentini, M., Lolli, M., & De Toni, A. F. (2013). Designing and implementing a web platform to support SMEs in collaborative product development. In C. Emmanouilidis, M. Taisch, & D. Kiritsis (Eds.), IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology: IFIP WG 5.7 International Conference, APMS 2012, Rhodes, Greece, September 24 - 26, 2012, Revised Selected Papers, Part II (PART 2 ed., Vol. 398, pp. 112-119). (IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology; Vol. 398, No. PART 2). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-40361-3_15

Designing and implementing a web platform to support SMEs in collaborative product development. / Formentini, Marco; Lolli, Michela; De Toni, Alberto Felice.
IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology: IFIP WG 5.7 International Conference, APMS 2012, Rhodes, Greece, September 24 - 26, 2012, Revised Selected Papers, Part II. ed. / Christos Emmanouilidis; Marco Taisch; Dimitris Kiritsis. Vol. 398 PART 2. ed. Berlin Heidelberg: Springer, 2013. p. 112-119 (IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology; Vol. 398, No. PART 2).

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Formentini, M, Lolli, M & De Toni, AF 2013, Designing and implementing a web platform to support SMEs in collaborative product development. in C Emmanouilidis, M Taisch & D Kiritsis (eds), IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology: IFIP WG 5.7 International Conference, APMS 2012, Rhodes, Greece, September 24 - 26, 2012, Revised Selected Papers, Part II. PART 2 edn, vol. 398, IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology, no. PART 2, vol. 398, Springer, Berlin Heidelberg, pp. 112-119, IFIP WG 5.7 International Conference on Advances in Production Management Systems, APMS 2012, Rhodes, Greece, 24/09/12. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-40361-3_15

Formentini M, Lolli M, De Toni AF. Designing and implementing a web platform to support SMEs in collaborative product development. In Emmanouilidis C, Taisch M, Kiritsis D, editors, IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology: IFIP WG 5.7 International Conference, APMS 2012, Rhodes, Greece, September 24 - 26, 2012, Revised Selected Papers, Part II. PART 2 ed. Vol. 398. Berlin Heidelberg: Springer. 2013. p. 112-119. (IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology; PART 2). doi: 10.1007/978-3-642-40361-3_15

Formentini, Marco ; Lolli, Michela ; De Toni, Alberto Felice. / Designing and implementing a web platform to support SMEs in collaborative product development. IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology: IFIP WG 5.7 International Conference, APMS 2012, Rhodes, Greece, September 24 - 26, 2012, Revised Selected Papers, Part II. editor / Christos Emmanouilidis ; Marco Taisch ; Dimitris Kiritsis. Vol. 398 PART 2. ed. Berlin Heidelberg : Springer, 2013. pp. 112-119 (IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology; PART 2).

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