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Figure 7. Sample from questionnaire used to determine group competencies

of the product lifecycle ontology are shown in
Figure 6.
Based on recommendations and suggestions
from colleagues and implicit knowledge of experts
in the fields, each category was then sub-divided,
and a questionnaire was devised and distributed
among the participating research groups. Figure
7 illustrates part of the questionnaire (related to

manufacturing) circulated to determine the ex-
pertise of each group.
Six concept categories were defined, which
determined the first hierarchical level in the ontol-
ogy: design, manufacturing, usage/ maintenance,
end of life cycle. Each category was further divided
and a form was designed and distributed to the
network members. A snippet from the ontology,
created using Protégé (Protégé, 2007, http://