The design structure matrix (DSM), also called the dependency structure matrix, has become
a widely used modeling framework across many areas of research and practice. The DSM …

Systems engineering of products, processes, and organizations requires tools and
techniques for system decomposition and integration. A design structure matrix (DSM) …

Designing modular products can result in many benefits to both manufacturers and
consumers. The development of modular products requires the identification of highly …

In recent years an increasing amount of attention has been paid to the construction of
process models for the product development process. Understanding and modeling a …

In product design, it is critical to perform project activities in an appropriate sequence.
Otherwise, essential information will not be available when it is needed, and activities that …

In concurrent engineering, project tasks generally involve the establishment of
multifunctional teams in which team members from different functional departments interact …

Many product development (PD) projects rely on a common pool of scarce resources. In
addition to resource constraints, there are precedence constraints among activities within …

The architecture of a product is determined by both the elements that compose the product
and the way in which they interact with each other. In this paper, we use the design structure …

This volume addresses design improvement from the perspective of prevention by
introducing readers to the tools of the Six Sigma design process. The author discusses the …

Engineering design reuse refers to the utilization of any knowledge gained from the design
activity to support future design. As such, engineering design reuse approaches are …