McKay, A orcid.org/0000-0002-8187-4759, Sammonds, G, Ahmed-Kristensen, S et al. (2 more authors) (2017) Using embedded design structures to unravel a complex decision in a product development system. In: Proceedings of the 21st International Conference on Engineering Design (ICED 17). ICED 17, 21-25 Aug 2017, Vancouver, Canada. The Design Society , pp. 149-158. ISBN 978-1-904670-96-4
Abstract
Early design decisions have an impact on downstream product development processes. Poor decisions can reduce efficiency and effectiveness, and have a detrimental effect on product quality, delivery time, and cost. However, the range of tools suitable for use in early design is limited, in part because of ambiguity in available design definitions. This paper reports research that investigated the role of complex decision making in a quality incident that occurred in the development of a complex product system. A case study approach with document analysis and semi-structured interviews was used. Data were analysed using lenses from both social sciences and engineering design. In this paper, we report the use of embedded design structures to gain insights into the downstream consequences of design decisions. Results indicate that embedded product, process and supply network structures have the potential to underpin a new generation of design tools for considering downstream complexities arising from early design choices. Such tools could both improve the quality of design decisions and support improved management of development processes by highlighting areas of future risk.
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Item Type: | Proceedings Paper |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | (c) 2017 The Design Society, Glasgow, Scotland, UK. This is an author produced version of a paper published in the Proceedings of the 21st International Conference on Engineering Design, and available at: https://www.designsociety.org/publication/39833/using_embedded_design_structures_to_unravel_a_complex_decision_in_a_product_development_system Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Collaborative design, Decision making, Human behaviour in design, Product modelling / models |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Business (Leeds) > Management Division (LUBS) (Leeds) > Management Division Organizational Behaviour (LUBS) The University of Leeds > Faculty of Engineering & Physical Sciences (Leeds) > School of Mechanical Engineering (Leeds) > Institute of Engineering Systems and Design (iESD) (Leeds) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number EPSRC EP/N005694/1 |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 04 Sep 2017 13:09 |
Last Modified: | 16 Jan 2018 16:08 |
Published Version: | https://www.designsociety.org/publication/39833/us... |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | The Design Society |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:120731 |