Interest in change propagation analysis for engineering design has increased rapidly since
the topic gained prominence in the late 1990s. Although there are now many approaches …

Product family design offers a cost-effective solution for providing a variety of products to
meet the needs of diverse markets. At the beginning of product family design, designers …

Societal problems concern the complexity of technical, organisational, social, and political
issues. The enormous negative impacts of these problems and the inability of problem …

Validation of design methods is a challenge in design research, as there is a lack of
common methodology. This contribution investigates how validation of design methods is …

The recent notable emergence of a body of research in requirements management on one
hand and benefits realisation has contributed to addressing a growing need for improved …

This paper outlines a generic method for quantifying changeability level, to support better
decision making in the early stages of design of engineering systems. Changeability …

The smart factories that are already beginning to appear employ a completely new approach
to product creation. Smart products are uniquely identifiable and know both their current …

The terms module and modularity are not part of the technical taxonomy in any of the
systems engineering standards, which do not regard a module as a part of the formal system …

This paper builds on previous work in the area of design representation to identify the types
of modeling information required to support the accurate prediction of engineering change …

High-technology businesses face severe competition in their respective industries,
necessitating constant innovation of their systems through the infusion of new technologies …