A Multiple-Domain Matrix Support to Capture Rationale for Engineering Design Changes

Siddharth, L and Sarkar, Prabir (2018) A Multiple-Domain Matrix Support to Capture Rationale for Engineering Design Changes. In: JOURNAL OF COMPUTING AND INFORMATION SCIENCE IN ENGINEERING, 18 (2).

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Abstract

Design changes are necessary to sustain the product against competition. Due to technical, social, and financial constraints, an organization can only implement a few of many change alternatives. Hence, a wise selection of a change alternative is fundamentally influential for the growth of the organization. Organizations lack knowledge bases to effectively capture rationale for a design change; i.e., identifying the potential effects a design change. In this paper, (1) we propose a knowledge base called multiple-domain matrix that comprises the relationships among different parameters that are building blocks of a product and its manufacturing system. (2) Using the indirect change propagation method, we capture these relationships to identify the potential effects of a design change. (3) We propose a cost-based metric called change propagation impact (CPI) to quantify the effects that are captured from the multiple-domain matrix. These individual pieces of work are integrated into a web-based tool called Vatram. The tool is deployed in a design environment to evaluate its usefulness and usability.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	JOURNAL OF COMPUTING AND INFORMATION SCIENCE IN ENGINEERING
Publisher:	ASME, TWO PARK AVE, NEW YORK, NY 10016-5990 USA
Additional Information:	Copy right for this article belong to ASME, TWO PARK AVE, NEW YORK, NY 10016-5990 USA
Department/Centre:	Division of Mechanical Sciences > Centre for Product Design & Manufacturing
Date Deposited:	23 May 2018 14:55
Last Modified:	23 May 2018 14:55
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/59910

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