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Can change prediction help prioritise redesign work in future engineering systems?
(2010-05)
Future design environments will necessitate improved management of the propagation and impacts of changes. To ascertain whether change prediction can assist in making better work prioritisation decisions, this paper develops ...
The P3 platform: an approach and software system for developing diagrammatic model-based methods in design research
(Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Engineering Design' ICED '09, Vol.1: Design ProcessesProceedings of the 17th International Conference on Engineering Design' ICED '09, Vol.1: Design Processes, 2009-08-24)
Many issues in design and design management have been explored by building models which capture the relationships between different aspects of the problem at hand. These models require computer support to construct and ...
An introduction to the Cambridge advanced modeller
(Modelling and Management of Engineering ProcessesModelling and Management of Engineering Processes, 2010-06-25)
Complex products and their development processes may be viewed as systems,
whose different aspects can be modelled as networks of interactions between
elements in different domains. Many approaches have been proposed to ...
Design project planning, monitoring and re-planning through process simulation
(Proceedings of ICED'09 - Design ProcessesProceedings of ICED'09 - Design Processes, 2009-08-24)
Effective management of design schedules is a major concern in industry, since timely project delivery can have a significant influence on a company’s profitability. Based on insights gained through a case study of planning ...
Modelling iteration in engineering design
(16th International Conference on Engineering Design (ICED'07)16th International Conference on Engineering Design (ICED'07), 2007-08-28)
This paper examines design iteration and its modelling in the simulation of New Product Development (NPD) processes. A framework comprising six perspectives of iteration is proposed and it is argued that the importance of ...
A cybernetic perspective on methods and process models in collaborative designing
(2012-05)
Cybernetic thinking provides a framework to understand the issues in creating and using methods and process models during collaborative designing. It can help understand what takes place while the creation and use is ...
Design of robust service operations using cybernetic principles and simulation
(2012-05)
Information flows in a service organisation allow business units to co-ordinate their response to changes in the operating environment. Processes and interactions can be designed so that the right information flows to the ...
How can PD process modelling be made more useful? An exploration of factors which influence modelling utility
(2010-05)
In what sense is PD process modelling useful? and how can the utility of modelling be improved?
In this paper, we approach these questions through an analysis of PD process modelling ‘utility’ – which in broad terms we ...
Contact and channel modelling to support the early design of technical systems
(Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Engineering Design' ICED'09, Vol 5: Design Methods and Tools, Part 1Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Engineering Design' ICED'09, Vol 5: Design Methods and Tools, Part 1, 2009-08-24)
The early design of mechanical systems is critical because it constrains options later in the design process. In this early stage of the design process, designers must consider customer requirements, how they are related ...
Modelling the evolution of uncertainty levels during design
(Springer, 2011-08-19)
Design work involves uncertainty that arises from, and influences, the progressive development of solutions. This paper analyses the influences of evolving uncertainty levels on the design process. We focus on uncertainties ...