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A collaborative design process model in the sociotechnical engineering design framework

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Stephen C.-Y. Lu,

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Artificial Intelligence for Engineering Design, Analysis and Manufacturing, Volume 15, Issue 1

Pages 3 - 20

https://doi.org/10.1017/S089006040115105X

Published: 01 January 2001 Publication History

Abstract

Collaborative engineering design involves various stakeholders with different perspectives. The design process is relatively complex and difficult to handle. Various conflicts always happen among the design tasks and affect the design team performance. Therefore, to represent the collaborative design process and capture the evolution of design perspectives in a structured way, it is critical to manage the design conflicts and improve the collaborative design productivity. This article provides a generic collaborative design process model based on a sociotechnical design framework. This model has a topological format and adopts process analysis techniques from Petri Nets. By addressing both the technical and social aspects of collaborative design activities, it provides a mechanism to identify the interdependencies among design tasks and perspectives of different stakeholders. Based on this design process model, a methodology of detecting and handling the design conflicts is developed to support collaborative design coordination.

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Artificial Intelligence for Engineering Design, Analysis and Manufacturing Volume 15, Issue 1

January 2001

84 pages

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