Belecheanu, Roxana; Riedel, Johann and Pawar, Kulwant S.
(2006).
A conceptualisation of design context to explain design trade-offs in the automotive industry.
R & D Management, 36(5),
pp. 517–529.
Abstract
The paper explores decision-making rationale when making trade-offs in design. A case study of a mass-market car manufacturer was conducted using interviews, qualitative questionnaires and observation. It revealed that decision-making practices in trade-off situations depend on the way that decision makers perceive the relative importance of design targets and trade-off criteria. These practices are unformalised and embedded in the larger processes of car development and often contradict the technical guidelines for making trade-offs that exist in the company. The paper presents a conceptual framework to explain the rationale of trade-offs in different design contexts. How to apply this framework to understand design trade-offs is described with an illustration of its use in two real life examples.
| Item Type: |
Journal Article
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| ISSN: |
0033-6807 |
| Keywords: |
Decision making; Automobile industry and trade; Specifications; Industrial design; Problem solving; |
| Academic Unit/Department: |
Knowledge Media Institute |
| Item ID: |
15979 |
| Depositing User: |
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| Date Deposited: |
13 May 2009 15:56 |
| Last Modified: |
02 Dec 2010 20:27 |
| URI: |
http://oro.open.ac.uk/id/eprint/15979 |
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