DESIGN STRUCTURE MATRIX USED AS KNOWLEDGE CAPTURE METHOD FOR PRODUCT CONFIGURATION
DS 36: Proceedings DESIGN 2006, the 9th International Design Conference, Dubrovnik, Croatia
Year: 2006
Editor: Marjanovic, D.
Author: Germani, M.; Mengoni, M.; Raffaeli, R.
Section: METHODS AND TOOLS IN DESIGN PRACTICE
Page(s): 253-262
Abstract
The present work focuses on the study of a method to acquire and formalise the design knowledge in a way usable for implementing a knowledge-based software system to support the NPC. The approach is based on the representation of corporate knowledge within a structured framework where market requirements, product specifications and functional aspects are interrelated. A hierarchical multi-level DSM structure allows representing such knowledge in a rationale manner. This paper presents the methodology to formalize the product knowledge, the used structure to define the specifications for implementing the knowledge-based product configuration system and, finally, a practical example to illustrate our proposed framework.
Keywords: design structure matrix (DSM), product configuration, change management, decisional process automation