Organisational Knowledge Encapsulation and Re-use in Collaborative Product Development Mr. Wai M Cheung, Mr. David G Bramall, * Prof. Paul G Maropoulos Design and Manufacturing Research Group School of Engineering University of Durham South Road, Durham United Kingdom. DH1 3LE Telephone: +44 (0) 191 3342380 * +44 (0) 191 3342389 Fax: +44 (0) 191 3342396 e-mail: {w.m.cheung | d.g.bramall | p.g.maropoulos} @durham.ac.uk Dr. James X Gao, Mr. Hayder Aziz, Department of Enterprise Integration School of Industrial and Manufacturing Science Cranfield University Bedford United Kingdom. MK43 0AL Telephone: +44 (0) 1234 754073 Fax: +44 (0) 1234 750852 e-mail: {x.gao ¦ h.aziz.2000}@cranfield.ac.uk * Contact Person Word Count: 6260