Information systems often strengthen a preference for working alone: interoperability as much as interpretation variance restrain the ability of people and systems to interact and to work together within an extended enterprise. In this article, the authors propose to extend product lifecycle...

The paper deals with a Unified Modeling Language (UML)-based approach for implementing Product Data Management (PDM) system. Such kind of system enables the management of the entire product lifecycle and related information about its design, its manufacturing and its in-service.

When aiming for a more sustainable world, enterprises such as aircraft and automobile industries are highly interested in lightweight components and solutions. Among these solutions are aluminum wrought alloys that offer high potentials for dramatic weight reduction of structural parts....