Categorisation of geometry users

Many companies today use 3D geometry-based product models in engineering de sign. 3D-models are used from early development stages and stored in CAD da tabases. They should be regarded as a resource for elimination of rework in downstream activities of the extended enterprise. In order to increase the usage of this already acquired information, complements to existing busine ss processes must take place. The result will contribute to increased integ ration of the development process and therefore more concurrent engineering . The paper addresses the way in which requirements on Geometry Based Produ ct Information (GBPI) should be decomposed. The decomposition makes it poss ible to separate and categorise geometry users. The presented methodology i s a complement to existing business processes. It makes it possible to map corporate requirements on GBPI, and thus to address these categories in the product development process's different stages. The proposed method is bas ed on key principals of Quality Functions Deployment. The data for the work has been collected from a survey conducted at the Volvo Truck Corporation in Sweden.