Abstract
This document aims at identifying open problems for research in life-cycle engineering and deriving a R&D roadmap. The project establishes a shared vision for enabling technologies capable of supporting sustainability and competitiveness through the systematic exchange of information among business experts, technology providers, and academics. With the support of a Delphi study survey the opportunities towards better methods for organizing production systems have been identified through incentives, tools and technologies. The document will present the road mapping approach and illustrate its potential benefits and will discuss opportunities in decision support systems for design and operation along the life-cycle as well as in IT-enabled solutions, including knowledge management, Internet-based workflow systems and virtual enterprises. With the use of web tools and a knowledge management platform, the results of the Delphi study have been illustrated into a structured form of knowledge, enabled by the potential user and open for future enrichment and development.