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CoDesign
International Journal of CoCreation in Design and the Arts
Volume 5, 2009 - Issue 3: Comprehending Factors Influencing Cooperative Product Development
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A contribution to engineering data sharing in discipline spanning global environments

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Pages 159-174 | Received 18 Mar 2009, Accepted 27 May 2009, Published online: 03 Sep 2009
 

Abstract

In any product development process, team collaboration is a key to success. Especially, multidisciplinary and global teamwork is vital in finding a comprehensive solution in product development. But inherent gaps between the participating disciplines and cultures cause disputes and misunderstandings when collaborating. This paper shows the challenges in interdisciplinary and intercultural teamwork, which have to be overcome in order to advance an integrated product development process. The purpose of this research is to improve mutual accommodation in multidisciplinary and international teamwork with the support of modern information technology and technical product documentation.

Acknowledgements

The authors thank the European Social Capital funding programme and Investment Bank of the state of Hesse for their financial support.

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