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A combination of feature-based, geometric, and process performance models is proposed to satisfy the basic requirements. The reasoning subsystem is based on the Multiple Cooperative Knowledge Sources (MCKS) paradigm, with explicit separation of domain and control knowledge. Domain knowledge sources deal with the product and process refinement activities, and a control knowledge source deals with managing the concurrency between these two tasks. Appropriate justifications are provided in this research for the modeling and reasoning mechanisms chosen. The design environment has been tested and validated mainly by implementing it for the simultaneous product and process design for Bearing Cages. 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