DEVELOPMENT OF A VENDING MACHINE USING VIRTUAL COLLABORATION
DS 77: Proceedings of the DESIGN 2014 13th International Design Conference
Year: 2014
Editor: Marjanovic Dorian, Storga Mario, Pavkovic Neven, Bojcetic Nenad
Author: Benedicic, J.; Krek ,J.; Leben, V.; Velez Voros, G.; Beravs, T.; Potocnik, S.; Žavbi, R.
Series: DESIGN
Section: DESIGN METHODS
Page(s): 131-140
Abstract
This industrial paper describes development of an automatic vending machine with emphasis on the percentage of using various communication technologies. It was decided to use development done by a virtual team that would also include a couple of students. The presented case indicates that virtual team members should have appropriate technical and professional competencies. They should have an introductory face-to-face meeting, they should have good command of ICT use and should follow a systematic developmental process. These findings are in line with the findings of many virtual team studies.
Keywords: virtual product development team, communication, industrial application