McKay, A, Stiny, G and de Pennington, A (2015) Principles for the definition of design structures. International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing, 29 (3). pp. 237-250. ISSN 0951-192X
Abstract
Different kinds of design structure are created and used in engineering design and development processes. Function structures, design grammars and bills of materials are common examples. However, there is a lack of clarity regarding distinctions and similarities between different kinds of structure and systematic ways to articulate them. This paper brings together research on product structuring and shape computation to inform the specification of principles for the definition of design structures. The principles draw together findings reported in the computational geometry and product definition literature with research from a range of companies and industry sectors that encompasses enterprise and process structures. The potential value of the principles to computer integrated manufacturing and through-life support is demonstrated through application to four case studies.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2015 The Author(s). Published by Taylor & Francis. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
Keywords: | engineering design; design informatics; bill of materials; function structure |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Engineering & Physical Sciences (Leeds) > School of Mechanical Engineering (Leeds) > Institute of Engineering Systems and Design (iESD) (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 15 Oct 2015 13:01 |
Last Modified: | 26 Feb 2019 10:01 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0951192X.2014.1003412 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/0951192X.2014.1003412 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:88320 |
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