Abstract
With the current emphasis on simultaneous engineering, organizations are realizing the need to share paper based information in a timely manner to expedite the product development process. The Boeing Company embarked on an ambitious project allowing online access to over 7000 documents spread over 68,000 pages. The Product Standards Data System (PSDS) provides view only copies of all product, process, tooling and design standards through a DOS. UNIX or OS/2 based workstation or an Apple Macintosh. In addition to viewing, the document creation process was automated using a Standardized General Markup Language (SGML) compatible desktop publishing package. The system is based on a tiered architecture and uses a multi-vendor solution to address the required functionality.
