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Scope of the Workshop So far, e-business models and the deployment of respective e-business applications have not been as successful as widely expected, with e-marketplaces and e-procurement being prominent examples. It can be observed that one major obstacle is the insufficient degree of reliable mechanization in the exchange and integration of product-related content between business partners. For both suppliers and buyers, product-related data is the foundation for a multiplicity of processes along the life-cycle of a product, ranging from product design and construction to sales and procurement, and ending with the proper disposal. Traditionally, product data mostly resides in intra-organizational systems, especially ERP, product data management (PDM), and, more recently, product life-cycle management (PLM) systems. The exchange of such data is widely organized in bulk data transfer cycles, often requiring manual tasks at both ends. This is costly, creates inconsistent data due to human error and delayed processing, limits the timely availability of current data for decision making, and in general hampers the success of inter-organizational business integration While there has been a lot of research on the ontological aspects of product data as well as on the importance of industry standards, a comprehensive and consensual understanding of the problem domain and its multiple facets is still lacking among information systems researchers, computer scientists, and domain experts. There are numerous important issues that have to be explored regarding the modeling, integration, harmonization and standardization of product-related data, both on an intra- and inter-organizational scale, as well as in terms of design, implementation, integration, deployment and assessment of respective information systems. Further progress in this field will be necessary to help manage the exchange, integration, and processing of such data in an automated manner between multiple different business entities and systems. This workshop aims at providing a forum for researchers and practitioners in this field for both research in progress and final results with regard to innovative approaches, models, concepts, and solutions that address the key role of product-related data in information systems. We especially invite contributions that help integrate the multiple research communities in information systems and knowledge representation, and product domain experts. We also seek papers on the current state and possible further directions of product-related standards on all levels of standardization. Topics Possible topics include, but are not limited to
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