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Showing 1 to 20 of 75 for “"Design Structure Matrix"”.
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Optimizing the closures development process using the design structure matrix
… of connections between participants. Engineers, designers, marketers, financial analysts, and manufacturers all have to receive information, process it, and distribute their decisions back into the system. These paths create information loops that are hidden from the participants on a long time …
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Application of the Design Structure Matrix to integrated product development process
… for iterations, which are inherent in the design process. A leading edge approach to account for iterations in development process is Design Structure Matrix (DSM). This thesis presents an application of DSM methodology to the project planning and management phase of an integrated product …
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Using the design structure matrix to streamline automotive hood system development
This thesis applies the design structure matrix (DSM) methodology to streamline the automotive hood subsystem development process, addressing the development phases from upstream product strategies to manufacture and assembly. In this analysis, a two-dimensional index called task volatility is used …
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An abductive approach to Design Structure Matrix (DSM) partitioning using frequency domain scoring
… using a frequency domain transform on a DSM matrix gives us additional insights into the relationships represented. An example of one such insight would be into the sorted-ness of a DSM to which module cuts can be defined. By applying a frequency transform to a pixel representation of the DSM …
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Application of the design structure matrix : a case study in process improvement dynamics
Thesis (M.B.A.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management; and, (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering; in conjunction with the Leaders for Manufacturing Program at MIT, 2001.
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Application of the Design Structure Matrix (DSM) to the real estate development process
… of an engineering systems framework, the Design Structure Matrix (DSM), to model the real estate development (RED) process. The DSM is a process modeling tool that originated recently in the branches of engineering systems and management science, and is primarily used to study product …
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A simulation-based resource optimization and time reduction model using design structure matrix
… project scheduling problems. The model uses design structure matrix (DSM) to represent the information exchange among various tasks of a project. Instead of a simple binary precedence relationship, DSM is able to quantify the extent of interactions as well. In particular, these interactions …
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An improved powertrain attributes development process with the use of design structure matrix
… or eliminating this rework is the goal. A Design Structure Matrix (DSM) was used to document interactions between the powertrain attributes, sub-attributes and design parameters. Research on various reporting formats was done to determine the best method to communicate the interactions. DSM …
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Representing information flow and knowledge management in product design using the design structure matrix
The design of complicated products such as automobiles requires timely coordination of many departments in an organization in order to win the time-to-market competition globally. Ford approaches this challenge with the Ford Product Development System (FPDS) based on systems engineering philosophy. …
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Applying the design structure matrix and critical chain methodologies to a technology-development project
… cycle time of projects may be reduced are the Design Structure Matrix and Critical Chain methodologies. The Design Structure Matrix is a representation that makes explicit the dependencies between project tasks and in so doing clarifies how the tasks may be sequenced to avoid unnecessary, …
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Case studies in DSM : utilizing the Design Structure Matrix to improve New Product Introduction
This thesis describes a project that applies the Design Structure Matrix (DSM) in support of the Manufacturing Excellence (MX) program at Cisco Systems, Inc to reduce the cycle time of new product development initiatives (NPI). Because they are inherently iterative with interdependent tasks, NPIs …
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Use of the design structure matrix in the improvement of an automobile development process
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, 1991.
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Using Datum Flow Chain and Design Structure Matrix to manage team structure and integration
… Institute of Technology, System Design & Management Program, 2002.
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Applying the design structure matrix to streamline the development process: lessons from marine renewable development
… renewable energy project is analyzed using Design Structure Matrix (DSM) methods. Two opposing processes appear to drive the conflict in the project environment: an environmental impact assessment imposed by a gatekeeper stakeholder, in direct tension with the iterative nature of technology …
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Modeling an automobile steering system using Axiomatic Design's Design Matrix and the Design Structure Matrix
… transfer of key discoveries. A requirement based Design Structure Matrix (DSM) was used as the primary methodology for system analysis. In order to construct the DSMs, Axiomatic Design's Design Matrix (DM) was used to develop Functional Requirements (FRs) and Design Parameters (DPs). The …
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Qualitative knowledge construction for engineering systems : extending the design structure matrix methodology in scope and procedure
… is presented called the Engineering Systems Matrix (ESM). The ESM is an improvement to existing system-level modeling frameworks, such as the Design Structure Matrix (DSM), by providing a dynamic, end-to-end representation of an engineering system. In support of this contribution, a new …
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An integrated method for managing complex engineering projects using the design structure matrix and advanced simulation
… and scheduling. In the structuring module, the design structure matrix (DSM) method is used to structure the information flows among tasks and capture the iteration loops. By classifying various types of information dependencies, a critical dependency path is identified and redundant constraints …
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An application of design structure matrix methods to explore process improvements in aircraft fight line operations
… manufacturer's flight line was analyzed using Design Structure Matrix (DSM) methods. Mapping the two DSMs together into a larger multi-domain matrix (MDM) provided insight to the ways information is transferred, and clarified ways to streamline available information to the various stakeholders, …
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Application of the Design Structure Matrix (DSM) to the real estate development process using modular construction methods
… We have accomplished this by using the Design Structure Matrix (DSM), a systems engineering tool, to map out the dependencies between development tasks in a graphical manner. To develop our DSM model for an RED process that uses MCM we conducted interviews with the senior management at …
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