Change and customisation in complex engineering domains

Claudia Eckert, P. John Clarkson, Winfried Zanker

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Abstract

Based on a detailed case study on change and customisation to existing products in the aerospace industry, this paper presents a comprehensive analysis of the problems and processes associated with product change. It looks at the potential causes and effects of changes, and analyses the formal and informal processes that are used to handle change. Change processes become problematic when change to one system propagates to other systems, because the tolerance margins of individual parameters are exceeded. The paper concludes with suggestions for handling change.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1-21
Number of pages21
JournalResearch in Engineering Design
Volume15
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 2004
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Change
  • Change management
  • Redesign

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