Synopses & Reviews
This book presents the results of several years’ research work on how to characterize complexity in engineering design with a specific regard to dependency modeling. The 52 complexity metrics that are presented show different facets of how complexity takes shape in design processes.
Synopsis
This book examines how to characterize complexity in engineering design with a specific regard to dependency modeling. It offers 52 complexity metrics that show different facets of how complexity takes shape in design processes.
Synopsis
This book presents the results of several years' research work on how to characterize complexity in engineering design with a specific regard to dependency modeling. The 52 complexity metrics that are presented show different facets of how complexity takes shape in design processes.
About the Author
Dr.-Ing. Matthias Kreimeyer is a product architect in commercial vehicle design at MAN Truck & Bus AG, Germany. Having graduated from the Institute of Product Development, his research work has a strong focus in automotive process management as well as
Table of Contents
Foreword.- Introduction: Focus of this research.- Related state of the art.- Concept: Goal-oriented structural analysis of engineering design processes.- Modeling the Structural Process Architecture of processes.- Complexity Metrics for the Structure of Engineering Design Processes.- A Structural Goal-Question-Metric framework to guide process analysis.- Two case studies from automotive design.- Conclusions and outlook.- References.- Appendix.