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 …

Complexity is often regarded as a “problem” to solve. Instead of attempting to solve
complexity, we follow systems engineering practices and switch back to the problem …

The soaring demand, inevitable changes, and substantial change costs associated with
complex mechanical products (CMPs) have accelerated the need to reasonably and …

In response to fast-growing and rapidly changing global markets, launching new products
faster than competitors does not only assist enterprises in acquiring a larger market share …

Driven by the evolving customer requirements and the advancement of key technologies,
design changes broadly exist in the lifecycle of the complex product. And as a popular …

Abstract Design changes are unavoidable in new mechanical product development, and the
propagation of changes imposes negative impacts on the design cycle and cost. Due to the …

Vielfältige produkt-und prozessbezogene Abhängigkeiten in komplexen
Produktentwicklungen führen dazu, dass sich technische Änderungen häufig unerwartet in …

In product engineering, design changes are unavoidable because of the evolution of
customer requirements and key technologies. Modularization has been extensively applied …

Abstract Design changes are unavoidable during mechanical product development;
whereas the avalanche propagation of design change imposes severely negative impacts …

In the context of digitalization, the rapidly changing market and ever-improving technological
environment are driving the propagation of design changes, which have become a major …