Modeling industrial engineering change processes using the design structure matrix for sequence analysis: A comparison of multiple projects

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The problem at hand is that vast amount of data on industrial changes is captured and stored; yet the present challenge is to systematically retrieve and use them in a purposeful way. This paper presents an industrial case study where complex product development processes are modeled using the design structure matrix (DSM) to analyze engineering change requests sequences. Engineering change requests are documents used to initiate a change process to enhance a product. Due to the amount of changes made in different projects, engineers want to be able to analyze these change processes to identify patterns and propose the best practices. The previous work has not specifically explored modeling engineering change requests in a DSM to holistically analyze sequences. This case study analyzes engineering change request sequences from four recent industrial product development projects and compares patterns among them. In the end, this research can help to identify and guide process improvement work within projects.

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Arnarsson, Í. Ö., Gustavsson, E., Jirstrand, M., & Malmqvist, J. (2020). Modeling industrial engineering change processes using the design structure matrix for sequence analysis: A comparison of multiple projects. Design Science, 6. https://doi.org/10.1017/dsj.2020.4

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