Reducing Rework by Applying Set-Based Practices Early in the Systems Engineering Process

Reducing Rework by Applying Set-Based Practices Early in the Systems Engineering Process

Rework that occurs late in the product life cycle is dramatically more expensive than design work performed early in the cycle. However, shifting traditional design work earlier in the design process so as to avoid rework later is difficult. A number of product development practices that have been characterized as a shift from developing a single-point design to developing a set of possible des...

Applying Systems Engineering Methodologies to the Creative Process

System Engineering Implementation Process for Super-Systems

System engineering is one of the most powerful tools for comprehensive project management and control. This tool emphasized the life cycle of the projects, manages every single activity and helps manage the main elements of the project through a set of management and engineering processes. The goal of the current study is to use a system engineering approach in design phase in order or to meet ...

Knowledge Based Systems as Tools in the Systems Engineering Process

This paper explores the use of Knowledge Based Engineering (KBE) methodologies and technologies as tools in the Systems Engineering process. Discussed is progress in the development of a system for automating the complex engineering task of electrical wiring design in aerospace vehicles. Knowledge Based Systems capture rules and engineering knowledge relating to one or more processes in the des...

Set-Based Concurrent Engineering process within the LeanPPD environment

This paper presents a newly defined set-based concurrent engineering process, which the authors believe addresses some of the key challenges faced by engineering enterprises in the 21 century. The main principles of Set-Based Concurrent Engineering (SBCE) have been identified via an extensive literature review. Based on these principles the SBCE baseline model was developed. The baseline model ...