Collaboration, networks, & other bits and pieces
P. Parraguez and A. M. Maier, “Networked capabilities for sustainable energy solutions,” in DTU International Energy Report 2018, Copenhagen, 2018. INTRODUCTION The research, development and deployment of large-scale sustainable energy solutions are one of the greatest social challenges of our time. Tackling this challenge requires a systems perspective revealing the […]
This paper discusses implications and applications of using the already available and continuously growing body of open data sources to create opportunities for research in Engineering Design.
Parraguez, P. & Maier, A.M., 2016. Using network science to support design research: From counting to connecting. In P. Cash, T. Stankovic, & M. Storga, eds. Experimental Design Research: Approaches, perspectives, applications. Springer. ABSTRACT A network-based perspective on designing permits research on the complexity of product, process, and people interactions. […]
Parraguez, P. & Maier, A.M., 2016. Network Insights for Partner Selection in Inter-organisational New Product Development Projects. In M. Dorian et al., eds. International Design Conference – Design 2016. Dubrovnik, Croatia, pp. 1095–1104. ABSTRACT Selecting partners for inter-organisational new product development (NPD) projects is an important yet under-supported task. This […]
Parraguez, P., Eppinger, S. & Maier, A., 2016. Characterizing Design Process Interfaces as Organization Networks: Insights for Engineering Systems Management. Systems Engineering, 19(2). ABSTRACT The engineering design literature has provided guidance on how to identify and analyze design activities and their information dependencies. However, a systematic characterization of process interfaces […]
Parraguez, P., Eppinger, S.D. & Maier, A.M., 2015. Information Flow Through Stages of Complex Engineering Design Projects: A Dynamic Network Analysis Approach. IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, 62(4), pp.604–617. KEYWORDS/INDEX TERMS: Complex System Development, Design Activities, Design Process, Engineering Communication, Information Flow, Network Analysis, Project Management, R&D Management ABSTRACT: The […]
Parraguez, P. & Maier, A.M., 2015. Unfolding the Design Process Architecture: A Networked Perspective on Activities. In International Conference on Engineering Design 2015 (ICED 2015). Milan. Abstract A number of network-based process models have been developed to guide the design of engineering systems. Many such models represent design activities only […]
Oehmen, J. et al., 2015. Complexity Management for Projects, Programmes, and Portfolios: An Engineering Systems Perspective, PMI “For every complex problem, there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong.” ~ Popular adaptation of a statement by H.L. Mencken (1917) SUMMARY: Complexity has received wide attention from practitioners and […]
This thesis reports on research undertaken to develop, apply and test a framework that characterises the actual design process architecture of engineering systems as a networked process. Research described in this thesis involved literature reviews in Engineering Design, Engineering Systems, Complexity and applied Network Science, and two case studies at engineering design companies with the objective of iteratively developing the framework and providing a proof-of- concept of its use in a large engineering design project.
Parraguez, P., Eppinger, S.D. & Maier, A.M., 2014. Evolution of information control and centralisation through stages of complex engineering design projects. In M. Dorian et al., eds. Proceedings of DESIGN 2014, the 13th International Design Conference. Dubrovnik. Introduction: Complex engineering design projects are comprised of networks of interdependent activities, which […]