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The need for function platforms in engineer-to-order industries
Alblas, Alex; Wortmann, Hans // 2009
Many industries base their innovations on product platforms. Platforms have predefined modularity with standardized interfaces. However, product platforms provide significant challenges to ...
The new Community Portal DSMweb.org
Kreimeyer, M. // 2009
The P3 Platform: An Approach and Software System for Developing Diagrammatic Model-Based Methods in Design Research
Wynn, David C.; Nair, Seena M. T.; Clarkson, P. John // 2009
Many issues in design and design management have been explored by building models which capture the relationships between different aspects of the problem at hand. These models require computer ...
The Pedagogy of Pre-Brief Activities for Industrial Design Undergraduates Operating at the ‘Fuzzy Front End’ of New Product Development
Wormald, Paul William // 2009
The processes of strategic innovation embedded into the so-called 'fuzzy front end' of new product development are successfully employed by global corporations. This paper describes ...
The Potential of Creativity Metrics for Mechanical Engineering Concept Design
Oman, Sarah; Tumer, Irem Y. // 2009
This paper endeavors to describe how creativity factors into engineering demand for creative products in all domains has increased dramatically in the last decade, warranting the need for a method to ...
The Power of Prototypes in Foresight Engineering
Carleton, Tamara; Cockayne, William // 2009
Prototyping has long been a popular method in engineering and design practice. The continued use of physical prototyping is based on its strength in helping teams to make ideas tangible, iterate ...
The Process of Engineering Design: A Comparison of three Representations
Atman, Cynthia J.; Deibel, Katherine; Borgford-Parnell, Jim // 2009
Graphic representations that show how the design process changes over the course of solving a problem are powerful tools for researchers. This paper presents three such representations - timelines, ...
The Processnavigator – Flexible Process Execution for Product Development Projects
Faerber, Matthias; Meerkamm, Stephanie; Jablonski, Stefan // 2009
The development of new, innovative products is a company's fundament to achieve success on the long term. Processes have been successful to structure development processes, however no practical ...
The Product Development Process Roadblock that is Restricting the Widespread Adoption of Design for Sustainability
Lee-Mortimer, Andrew; Short, Tim // 2009
There is now growing pressure on manufacturers from all sectors, and of all sizes, to adopt Design for Sustainability (DfS). The aim of DfS is ensure that both the environmental impact, and any wider ...
The Product’s Degree of Maturity as a Measurement for the Efficiency of Design Iterations
Krehmer, Hartmut; Meerkamm, Harald; Wartzack, Sandro // 2009
In this contribution a framework for evaluating design iterations and for assessing the effects of design iterations on the product?s degree of maturity is introduced. Thereby, the product's ...
The Real World does not like Complexity, but….
Stowe, H. M.; Browning, T.; Maurer, M. // 2009
The Role of Mixed Prototyping in Product Design Assessment
Bordegoni,Monica; Cugini,Umberto; Caruso,Giandomenico; Polistina,Samuele // 2009
The paper reasons about the use of Mixed Prototyping techniques for the assessment of the product design.Specifically, the paper addressed the assessment of products with aesthetic values and shows ...
The Role of University Centre for Continuing Education in the Creation and Implementation of Innovation Management Education
Siekkinen, Raili Tuulikki; Riitahuhta, Asko // 2009
This paper presents the results and findings on an education program in innovation management which development is based on company need. The paper describes the creation process of the education ...
The Role of Visual Feedback in Interactive Grasping Simulation
Rusak, Zoltan; Antonya, Csaba; Horvath, Imre; Talaba, Doru // 2009
We present an approach to investigate the ability of humans to control with their hands virtual objects, following the interaction on a desktop virtual reality setup, in order to determine the ...
The significance of purchasing behavioural characteristics on sustainable design education of students
Hunt, Clive; Reynolds, Tim James // 2009
More and more businesses appear to be adopting the societal (or sustainable) marketing concept as their business philosophy. This is an attempt to increase their competitiveness and promote their ...
The Structure and Dynamics of Complex Engineering Networks
Braha, D. // 2009
The Trojan Horse Method as a Vector of Ecodesign Integration: A Case Study at a French SME
Reyes, Tatiana; Rohmer, Serge // 2009
The research presented in this paper focuses on integrating environmental awareness into the design processes at SMEs. The results of a pilot survey carried out on some pioneer French companies show ...
The use of creativity methods for Industrial Design problem solving,
Moghaddam, Nasrin; Ajdari, Alireza // 2009
In this paper several approaches of creativity would be reviewed and then evaluated. The goal of the paper is to find a range of creativity methods which would be more suitable for designers. Based ...
The Use of Open Briefs in Design Skills Development
Collins, Annick // 2009
To succeed in today's rapidly evolving industry, the designer has to be versatile, explore, discover and implement in the interest of the client. How can the nature of the design industry ...
Theory of Technical Systems (TTS) - Existing Approaches and Challenges
Weber, Christian // 2009
Considerations on the nature of artifacts (technical products or systems) have always been part of Design Theory and Methodology. In this context it is quite interesting to investigate the role of ...
Thinking and Re-Thinking Verbal Protocol Analysis in Design Research
Zainal Abidin, Shahriman; Christoforidou, Despina; Liem, Andre // 2009
This paper assesses the appropriateness of verbal protocol analysis (VPA) as a means of analysing design activity. Design activity includes human cognitive abilities such as creativity, synthesis, ...
Tidal Energy: Opportunities and Challenges for Renewable Power Generation
Leary, Martin John; Hollier, Will; Subic, Aleksandar; Hayes, Adrian; Burvill, Colin // 2009
Diminishing fossil fuel reserves combined with concerns of environmental damage and climate change provide a strong motivation toward the development of practical and renewable energy sources. Of the ...
Time Constraints in Design Idea Generation
Liikkanen, Lassi A.; Björklund, Tua A.; Hämäläinen, Matti M.; Koskinen, Mikko P. // 2009
It is generally believed that time pressure can hamper creative work. For design researchers, this belief is only one of the many time related claims that are short of scientific basis. During ...
To learn to feel: developing tactual aesthetic sensitivity in design education
Sonneveld, Marieke H.; Schifferstein, Hendrik N. J. // 2009
Through touch we are in physical contact with the material world, to explore and manipulate that world. Touch is the basis for our understanding of the materiality of the world. In addition, touch is ...
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