TY - GEN
T1 - Validation of methodology and tool for Design for Adaptability in accomplishment of project objectives
AU - Srinivasan, V.
AU - Schrieverhoff, Phillip
AU - Saavedra, Cristina Carro
AU - Gürtler, Matthias
AU - Lindemann, Udo
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© Springer India 2015.
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - A methodology and a tool for Design for Adaptability (DfA), developed in a project comprising academic and industrial partners, are validated to assess if they accomplish the objectives of the project. The DfA methodology and tool, developed by the academic partners, are applied in diverse use-cases by the industrial partners. A questionnaire is developed to collate the opinions of the industrial personnel who use the methodology and tool. An analysis of these opinions shows that: (a) the methodology and tool have high genericness, usability, tailorability, scalability and cost-effectiveness, and (b) designs and products developed using the methodology and tool have reduced lifecycle cost, shortened cycle time, extended lifespan, increased value to stakeholders and reduced consumption of natural resources and energy in their manufacturing. Based on the opinions of the industrial personnel, the objectives of the project are accomplished. Merits and demerits of the validation approach are also discussed.
AB - A methodology and a tool for Design for Adaptability (DfA), developed in a project comprising academic and industrial partners, are validated to assess if they accomplish the objectives of the project. The DfA methodology and tool, developed by the academic partners, are applied in diverse use-cases by the industrial partners. A questionnaire is developed to collate the opinions of the industrial personnel who use the methodology and tool. An analysis of these opinions shows that: (a) the methodology and tool have high genericness, usability, tailorability, scalability and cost-effectiveness, and (b) designs and products developed using the methodology and tool have reduced lifecycle cost, shortened cycle time, extended lifespan, increased value to stakeholders and reduced consumption of natural resources and energy in their manufacturing. Based on the opinions of the industrial personnel, the objectives of the project are accomplished. Merits and demerits of the validation approach are also discussed.
KW - Adaptability
KW - Methodology
KW - Tool
KW - Validation
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84943267200&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/978-81-322-2229-3_29
DO - 10.1007/978-81-322-2229-3_29
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84943267200
SN - 9788132222286
T3 - Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies
SP - 339
EP - 350
BT - ICoRD 2015 - Research into Design Across Boundaries - Creativity, Sustainability, DfX, Enabling Technologies, Management and Applications
A2 - Chakrabarti, Amaresh
PB - Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
T2 - 5th International Conference on Research into Design, ICoRD 2015
Y2 - 7 January 2015 through 9 January 2015
ER -