Simulating intertwined design processes that have similar structures: a case study of a small company that creates made-to-order fashion products

David C. Wynn, Claudia M. Eckert and P. John Clarkson

International Journal of Product Development, 2011, vol. 14, issue 1/2/3/4, 118-143

Abstract: The authors use simulation to analyse the resource-driven dependencies between concurrent processes used to create customised products in a company. Such processes are uncertain and unique according to the design changes required. However, they have similar structures. For simulation, a level of abstraction is chosen such that all possible processes are represented by the same activity network. Differences between processes are determined by the customisations that they implement. The approach is illustrated through application to a small business that creates customised fashion products. We suggest that similar techniques could be applied to study intertwined design processes in more complex domains.

Keywords: design customisation; concurrent projects; resource limitation; design process; simulation; make-to-order; fashion products; product design; product development; small firms. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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