Towards cross-linked development of highly complex products

DS 87-2 Proceedings of the 21st International Conference on Engineering Design (ICED 17) Vol 2: Design Processes, Design Organisation and Management, Vancouver, Canada, 21-25.08.2017

Year: 2017
Editor: Anja Maier, Stanko Škec, Harrison Kim, Michael Kokkolaras, Josef Oehmen, Georges Fadel, Filippo Salustri, Mike Van der Loos
Author: Toepfer, Ferdinand; Naumann, Thomas
Series: ICED
Institution: Daimler AG, Germany
Section: Design Processes, Design Organisation and Management
Page(s): 279-288
ISBN: 978-1-904670-90-2
ISSN: 2220-4342

Abstract

Within the distributed development of highly complex products, complexity among involved individuals is a major issue. In order to allow transparency and consistency of information in between individuals and their Engineering Objects (EOs), Parameter Management is discussed as an approach which functions as an intermediator of information on basis of engineering parameters. Based on case studies in the automotive industry, the paper describes the underlying framework of the approach, addresses differences to Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) and describes structures used to purposefully organize and cross-link parameter information.

Keywords: Complexity, Systems Engineering (SE), Parameter management, Design practice, Engineering parameters

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