Principles for the definition of design structures
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...
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| author | McKay, Alison de Pennington, Alan Stiny, George N |
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| description | 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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| spelling | mit-1721.1/1091512022-09-28T10:10:56Z Principles for the definition of design structures McKay, Alison de Pennington, Alan Stiny, George N Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Architecture Stiny, George N 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. 2017-05-17T19:58:35Z 2017-05-17T19:58:35Z 2015-03 2014-04 Article http://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticle 0951-192X 1362-3052 http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/109151 McKay, Alison; Stiny, George N and de Pennington, Alan. “Principles for the Definition of Design Structures.” International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing 29, no. 3 (March 2015): 237–250. © 2015 The Author(s) https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0962-0826 en_US http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0951192X.2014.1003412 International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ application/pdf Taylor & Francis Taylor & Francis |
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