Concurrent engineering processes are, in reality, a network of interlinked elements belonging to different domains such as process steps, information objects, organizational units, IT-resources, milestones, durations, decisions, and more. When trying to understand such a complex system, e.g. in business process reengineering projects, common approaches often regard only a single domain and therefore neglect other interdependencies that often turn out to be just as crucial. Using examples from a current project with a major German automotive manufacturer, an approach using design structure matrices as well as domain mapping matrices (combining them to obtain a Multiple Domain Matrix (MDM)) is shown to represent the existing multitude of process elements in a common model. The multiple domains can then be reduced to a single-domain view, which allows further examination of indirect process-structures (e.g. misalignment between indirect and real organizational structures). Examples for possible types of misalignment are given by comparing the as-is situation with the obtained results from MDM analysis in a case study. The method shown is, as was pointed out, suitable to detect misalignments of structures that are supposed to be harmonized and therefore makes the dependencies between the different domains of simultaneous engineering accessible. It furthermore is able to suggest necessary new interrelations as a starting point for a possible implementation of an optimized scenario.
Aligning multiple domains of design processes
Justierung von Mehrfachdomänen des Design-Prozesses
2007
10 Seiten, 7 Bilder, 24 Quellen
Aufsatz (Konferenz)
Datenträger
Englisch
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