Design Structure Matrix (DSM) Research Papers (original) (raw)

A four-stage methodological framework useful to analyze the performance of a product development process, with a focus on the information flow inefficiencies is presented. The formal and informal communication exchange between interacting tasks is captured through the Dependency Structure Matrix (DSM) representation, while the properties of the information flow structure are explored calculating metrics of Social Network Analysis (SNA). Information exchange inefficiency of process tasks is calculated performing Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA).

- by V V K Lakshmi
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- Industrial Product Design, Design Structure Matrix (DSM)

Research in Artificial Intelligence has been a forerunner in developing the most detailed and formalized theories that create consistent abstraction hierarchies for planning and problem solving. However, the representational methods to exploit these theories are complicated, which limit their application into many disciplines, specifically engineering. The objective of this paper is threefold: to simplify the representation of current AI-based planning, to identify the properties that ensure effective development of abstraction hierarchies, and accordingly, to develop a methodology for effective and consistent generation of abstraction hierarchies. The proposed methodology achieves these objectives by integrating the well-established AI hierarchical abstraction theories with Steward’s practical Design Structure Matrices (DSM). The effectiveness of the developed methodology is demonstrated by applying it to the conceptual design on a facility layout of manufacturing plant that produces high voltage power cables.

- by Mustafa Erden
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- Mechanical Engineering, Functional Analysis, Mechatronics, Modeling

Practices of developing applications based on SOA principles need to be renovated to meet new requirements for large-scale data processing and to adapt advancements in IT infrastructures in cloud computing. Resource planners will have a significant role as they bridge the development and operation phases in application development. To accomplish these tasks, this paper presents architecture design methods, which reinforce designing and assessing architecture with an applied Design Structure Matrix (DSM). This approach can embrace development of both business logics of applications and IT resources to run them in the cloud and the methods are established through consulting practices on a datacenter.

- by Tatsunori Hara
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- Computer Architecture, Assessment, Service Oriented Architecture, Cloud Computing
- by Li Zheng
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- Engineering, Accessibility, Concurrent Engineering, Product Design
- by Andrew Baldwin
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- Mechanical Engineering, Renewable Energy, Construction Industry, Design process
- by Tyson Browning and +1
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- Decision Making, Project Management, Product Design, Project manager

Indian industry is paying one of the highest power tariffs in the world due to the poor quality and lack of power generation, transmission and distribution management. Recent advancements for higher power generation, lesser transmission and distribution cost and saving of energy can benefit significantly by improving the power system through energy efficiency at all levels. The electric billing is a two part tariff, the first part is unit (kWh) cost and the second part is maximum demand (kVA) cost. The maximum demand cost can be reduced by improving power factor. The overall power factor of modern industrial plants is low because of induction motors absorbing more reactive power. When power factor is improved, the reactive power necessary to supply the useful (real) power is automatically reduced. This results in the reduction of maximum demand (kVA) of the entire industrial plant. All the H.T (High Tension) consumers should maintain the power factor above 0.95 in order to avoid the penalization in their electricity bill. In many industries, they are maintaining good power factor (PF) at the incoming terminal of power lines using automatic power factor corrector but measuring power factor at the load side, it is low. Thus, in this proposed work the distributed power factor correction method is used to maintain good power factor at the load side. To select the suitable size of capacitor for compensating the reactive power requirement of induction motors, the Fuzzy Logic (FL) has been used.

- by GRD JOURNALS
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- Fuzzy Logic, Design Structure Matrix (DSM), Power Factor Improvement
- by Eric Coatanéa
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- Engineering, Genetic Algorithms, Conceptual Design, Design Structure Matrix (DSM)

El proyecto comienza con el planteamiento del tema a estudiar, lo que supone marcar los objetivos del TFM y establecer una metodología que permita alcanzarlos con una serie de resultados finales de calidad. Con la planificación ya definida, se procede a realizar una búsqueda bibliográfica que permita hacer un review del tema y conocer cuál ha sido su evolución en el tiempo y cuál es su estado actual. Esta revisión comienza con un resumen esquemático de lo que se quiere encontrar y termina con una serie de tesis, artículos y noticias actuales de interés global sobre el tema. Esta serie de documentos encontrados serán la base sobre la que se definirá el estado del arte del diseño modular en las fases posteriores, las cuales se centran en tres preguntas claves: ¿Qué es el diseño modular?, ¿Cómo se aplica? y ¿Quién lo aplica?. La primera fase (¿Qué es el diseño modular?) empieza aportando una definición de diseño modular a través de las definiciones de varios autores. Además, con estas definiciones y la lectura realizada se decide redactar también una serie de características que lo definan. Luego, se hace lo propio con términos estrechamente relacionados como modularidad, arquitectura de producto y plataforma de producto, recopilando también una serie de definiciones de cada uno según diversos autores. En esta fase también se decide estudiar el contexto en el que se sitúa actualmente el diseño modular, hablando así de los sectores en los que se aplica y el modelo económico hacia el que se está evolucionando actualmente: la Economía Circular. Para concluir esta fase, se redactan una serie de ventajas y debilidades sobre el diseño modular. La siguiente fase (¿Cómo se aplica?) tiene como finalidad hacer un estudio de los métodos que existen actualmente sobre diseño modular, por lo que esta fase se divide en tres apartados: métodos actuales, métodos en desarrollo y teorías, este último correspondería al estudio de ámbitos que podrían dar lugar a nuevas metodologías en el futuro. De cada uno se citan las correspondientes metodologías, sus autores, fecha de creación y descripción de su funcionamiento. La última fase que describe el estado del arte (¿Quién lo aplica?) se centra en el estudio de casos reales en los que se ha aplicado el diseño modular en alguna de sus fases del ciclo de vida. Esta fase hace un recuento tanto de los casos documentados como de casos recientes con el fin de conocer cómo se ha aplicado el diseño modular en un contexto real. Finalmente, se hace un análisis de los sectores de aplicación para conocer en cuáles se ha aplicado con mayor y menor frecuencia y en cuáles se podría llegar a aplicar potencialmente. Con esto, se da por concluido el estado del arte, dando lugar así a la obtención de una serie de conclusiones tanto de otros autores como propias de este proyecto. El TFM finaliza con la descripción de tres posibles líneas de investigación futuras centradas en: la sostenibilidad, la evolución de los métodos actuales y la industria 4.0.

- by Laura Asión Suñer
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- Design Methods, Product Design, Ecodesign, Prosumer
- by K. Kalligeros and +1
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- Design Structure Matrix (DSM)
- by Rafael Sacks
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- Construction Management, Engineering Design, Information Flow, prestressed Concrete
- by John Clarkson
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- Design Engineering, Computer Science, Communication, Engineering Design
- by Petri Hallikainen
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- Sociotechnical Systems, Industrial Economics, Scheduling, Enterprise Systems
- by Hsingpei Kao
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- Product Design, New Product Development, Production Planning, Knowledge Based System
- by Ignatius Wong
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- Mechanical Engineering, Design, Renewable Energy, Modeling

In this paper is presented the design structure matrix method for project management relations. This method differs from traditional methods of project management because it focuses on the presentation of information flow, and the effects that these flows have on the flow performance of the overall project. This method is used for solving problem in wind tunnel "Armfield C15-10", where is presented the experiment of fluid flow over the airprofiles. After selecting the parameters and determining their mutual dependence, and using software PSM 32 agrees DSM structural parameters, which can then rearrange in lower triangular form in order to minimize feedback within the design process. The final DSM matrix gives desired results and based on this results we optimize used parameters.

- by Kenan Varda
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- Wind Tunnel, PSM, Design Structure Matrix (DSM)
- by Lee Jie
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- Simulation, Work Breakdown Structure, Design Structure Matrix (DSM)
- by Timothy Simpson and +1
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- Engineering Design, Market Segmentation, Data Visualization, Product Development

The global product development (GPD) project is complex and there is
a need to integrate a specific communication process among teams involved in the
project. In each stage of a GPD project, effective and efficient communication
becomes a core issue. The purpose of this paper is to introduce a multi-domain
structure matrix (MDM) enables the systematic identification of interdependencies,
explores the teams communication process in GPD. This paper presents a tool to
identify efficient communication process map and technical communication for
each function of the overall project. The outcomes of this process are identifying
teams’ communication process as an efficiency requirement for a GPD project, and
MDM analysis as a methodology of managing complex process structure.

- by sony kh and +1
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- Design Structure Matrix (DSM)

This paper uses network analysis (NA) to study task interactions in the product development process (PDP) at a small engineering company (Smallcomp). We examine Smallcomp's organizational changes by comparing its PDP network properties at two points in time. The analysis identifies patterns of centralization, role specialization, and formalized control. This validates themes from organizational behavior and quality management literature regarding how organizations learn from experience, grow in size, and control their process variation. It demonstrates several insights to manage the PDP as both a second (i.e., effectively executing) and third order (i.e., highlighting underlying premises and assumptions) form of organizational control. First, reducing variation in task outputs is an understandable approach to controlling a PDP. However, it is important to reduce variation in task inputs as well. Second, tasks have varying roles and burdens in terms of how they share information with other tasks in the PDP. Companies seeking to support multiple concurrent projects must align their organizational resources to the distribution of labor created by the information flow among PDP tasks. Finally, an NA metric called Simmelian ties can measure effective concurrency in a PDP by identifying both valuable and ineffective iteration among groups of tasks.

- by ali yassine
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- Organizational Behavior, Engineering, Organizational Change, Quality Management

This paper examines design iteration and its modelling in the simulation of New Product Development (NPD) processes. A framework comprising six perspectives of iteration is proposed and it is argued that the importance of each perspective depends upon domain-specific factors. Key challenges of modelling iteration in process simulation frameworks such as the Design Structure Matrix are discussed, and we argue that no single model or framework can fully capture the iterative dynamics of an NPD process. To conclude, we ...

- by John Clarkson
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- Engineering Design, New Product Development, Design process, Process Simulation

This paper presents an approach useful to analyze the
performance of a product development process. The approach is based on the assumption that understanding in depth the web of information and knowledge flows during product development can help gain insights to as how to improve the whole process. Particularly, the chain of tasks is modelled using the Dependency Structure Matrix (DSM) tool, while the nature of the information and knowledge flows coordinating tasks were the primary focus of the study. Metrics from the Social Network Analysis (SNA) are calculated to investigate properties of the specific product
development process. The analysis was supported by the continuous feedback from technical managers and engineers involved in the subsystem development. A questionnaire was developed and administered to collect data. Most of the data were collected using measurement scales designed for the purpose. Results relative to the application of the approach to the development of the climate system of a new car model developed by a large Italian car manufacturer are presented.
This paper contributes to literature as it takes into account both ambiguity and uncertainty amounts to assess information flow quality. Furthermore, it explores how the differences of organizational units culture and experience affect people perception of development process complexity and structure.

- by Ian Whitfield
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- Process Optimization, Concurrent Engineering, Engineering Design, Genetic Algorithm

... Model-Based Design Structure Matrix: Deriving a DSM from an Object-Process Model AmiraSharon 1 , Dov Dori 2 ... Olivier de Weck 3 Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA Copyright © 2009 by Amira Sharon, Dov... more

- by Dov Dori
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- Modeling Language, System Engineering, Product Lifecycle Management, Project manager
- by Paul Bannerman
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- Business, History, Computer Science, Software Engineering
- by Enzhen Huang
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- Supply Chain Management, Supply Chain, Intelligent Manufacturing, Complex System
- by Dariusz Ceglarek
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- Environmental Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Modeling, Engineering Design

The Design for Tractable Analysis (DTA) framework was developed to address the analysis of complex systems and so-called â€œwicked problems.â€ DTA is distinctive because it treats analytic processes as key artifacts that can be created and improved through formal design processes. Systems (or enterprises) are analyzed as a whole, in conjunction with decomposing them into constituent elements for domain-specific analyses that are informed by the whole. After using the Systems Modeling Language (SysML) to frame the problem in the context of stakeholder needs, DTA harnesses the Design Structure Matrix (DSM) to structure the analysis of the system and address questions about the emergent properties of the system. The novel use of DSM to â€œdesign the analysisâ€ makes DTA particularly suitable for addressing the interdependent nature of complex systems. The use of DTA is demonstrated by a case study of sensor grid placement decisions to secure assets at a fixed site.

- by Robert Cloutier and +1
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- Complex System, Design process, Case Study, Decision

Juval Löwy’s Righting Software (RS) postulates that software projects fail because of poor practices and an excessive focus on functional decomposition. He stresses the elicitation of higher-level behavioral needs and a systems organization approach that focuses on encapsulating variability to minimize the coupling between software elements.
Use of system modeling in SysML enables rigorous identification and characterization of the functions, flows (matter/energy/information), and parametrics that govern a system’s structure and behavior. This content, when represented in a well-formed system model (especially when supplemented with automated validation rules that detects errors, inconsistencies, and gaps), can be used to analyze the system-of-interest to expose efficient and effective partitioning.
This presentation will showcase the application of Design Structure Matrix (DSM) techniques to system models. Architectures constructed with RS’s principles will be compared and contrasted with examples generated by applying DSMs.

The concept of information hiding modularity is a cornerstone of modern software design thought, but its formulation remains casual and its emphasis on changeability is imperfectly related to the goal of creating added value in a given context. We need better explanatory and prescriptive models of the nature and value of information hiding. We evaluate the potential of a new theory---developed to account for the influence of modularity on the evolution of the computer industry---to inform software design. The theory uses design structure matrices to model designs and real options techniques to value them. To test the potential utility of the theory for software we apply it to Parnas's KWIC designs. We contribute an extension to design structure matrices, and we show that the options results are consistent with Parnas's conclusions. Our results suggest that such a theory does have potential to help inform software design.

- by William Griswold
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- Software Design, Information Hiding, Modularity, Value of Information
- by Jerry Lavine
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- Product Development, Design Structure Matrix (DSM)

The global product development (GPD) project is complex and there is a need to integrate a specific communication process
among teams involved in the project. In each stage of a GPD project, effective and efficient communication becomes
a core issue. The purpose of this paper is to introduce a multi-domain structure matrix (MDM) enables the systematic
identification of interdependencies, explores the teams communication process in GPD. This paper presents a tool to
identify efficient communication process map and technical communication for each function of the overall project. The
outcomes of this process are identifying teams’ communication process as an efficiency requirement for a GPD project,
and MDM analysis as a methodology of managing complex process structure.

- by sonia kherbachi
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- Design Structure Matrix (DSM)

Designing effective and acceptable policy is a non-trivial task for decision makers and stakeholders. Especially, policy formulation related to environmental management is still a serious challenge. It requires development of new tools to support better understanding of the complexities involved in addressing problems and finding the best solutions. We believe that using a systematic approach to design public policies helps to model the structure of complex policies, which can drive the whole system structure of organization management towards sustainability. A case study in policy formulation and analysis related to a large industrial wastewater treatment plant in Brazil is presented. The results obtained from the morphological analysis are used in the formulation of policy alternatives through the application of design structure matrix. The results have the potential to further promote the use of modeling tools in the formulation of policies for improvement of policy performance and effectiveness for different areas.

- by Shqipe Buzuku
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- Sustainable Development, Complex Systems, Policy Design, Policy formulation
- by Hisham Abdelsalam
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- Engineering, Project Management, Monte Carlo Simulation, Simulated Annealing
- by Merja Mattila
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- Sociotechnical Systems, Industrial Economics, Scheduling, Enterprise Systems
- by Enzhen Huang
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- Data Analysis, Concurrent Engineering, Factor analysis, Manufacturing Engineering

The quality of the decisions during the design phase of a product development process is strongly connected with the assessment of the product, process and organizational innovation dimensions. The developed methodology addresses the three dimensions, using 3D innovation attributes, in order to obtain a product innovation profile through an innovation survey. An innovation design structure matrix tool (I-DSM tool) is

Complex physical behavior and contradictory requirements, such as performance and reliability, frequently have to be addressed by engineering design in a competitive environment where speed and agility are essential. Models are very important tools in performing such complex cognitive activities. In engineering of high performance artifacts, numerical modeling and simulation (i.e., experimenting with computer-based models) are increasingly important problem solving

- by Ulf Sellgren
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- Engineering Design, Problem Solving, High performance, Design Structure Matrix (DSM)

A void exists in development of design theory methodology within the structural engineering community. This void hampers efforts to resolve performance deficiencies including cost over-runs, unplanned rework, and suboptimal design. In manufacturing, product design and production improvements have resulted from implementation of the design structure matrix (DSM) methodology. DSM offers a means to represent, analyze, and decompose complex systems in order to improve their performance. DSM use within the architecture ...

- by Iris D. TOMMELEIN
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- Structural Engineering, Methodology, Building, Theories

Dealing with component interactions and dependencies remains a core and fundamental aspect of engineering, where conflicts and constraints are solved on an almost daily basis. Failure to consider these interactions and dependencies can lead to costly overruns, failure to meet requirements, and lengthy redesigns. Thus, the management and monitoring of these dependencies remains a crucial activity in engineering projects and is becoming ever more challenging with the increase in the number of components, component interactions, and component dependencies, in both a structural and a functional sense. For these reasons, tools and methods to support the identification and monitoring of component interactions and dependencies continues to be an active area of research. In particular, design structure matrices (DSMs) have been extensively applied to identify and visualize product and organizational architectures across a number of engineering disciplines. However , the process of generating these DSMs has primarily used surveys, structured interviews, and/or meetings with engineers. As a consequence, there is a high cost associated with engineers' time alongside the requirement to continually update the DSM structure as a product develops. It follows that the proposition of this paper is to investigate whether an automated and continuously evolving DSM can be generated by monitoring the changes in the digital models that represent the product. This includes models that are generated from computer-aided design, finite element analysis, and computational fluid dynamics systems. The paper shows that a DSM generated from the changes in the product models corroborates with the product architecture as defined by the engineers and results from previous DSM studies. In addition, further levels of product architecture dependency were also identified. A particular affordance of automatically generating DSMs is the ability to continually generate DSMs throughout the project. This paper demonstrates the opportunity for project managers to monitor emerging product dependencies alongside changes in modes of working between the engineers. The application of this technique could be used to support existing product life cycle change management solutions, cross-company product development, and small to medium enterprises who do not have a product life cycle management solution.

- by James Gopsill and +1
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- Engineering Design, CAD/CAM, Design Structure Matrix (DSM)