Facilitating Meta-Design via Separation of Problem, Product, and Process Information

Panchal, Jitesh H.; ́ndez, Marco Gero Ferna; Allen, Janet K.; Paredis, Christian J. J.; Mistree, Farrokh

doi:10.1115/imece2005-80013

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“…These information transformations include decisions, abstraction, composition, decomposition, mapping, evaluation, and refinement, which are discussed in more detail in Ref. [14]. Each of these transformations is associated with an input product state, an output product state, and a design sub-process (which again is a network of information transformations) for its execution.…”

Section: The Hierarchical Systems View Of Design Processesmentioning

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A Modular Decision-centric Approach for Reusable Design Processes

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Fernández

Paredis

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Concurrent Engineering

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The reusability of design processes modeled in existing Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) and Computer Aided Engineering (CAE) frameworks has been limited to the level of flow charts or activity-based diagrams that serve as planning and organizational aids. Current simulation-based design frameworks provide limited support for reuse of design processes at a level where design processes are networks of computational operations, specifically the capabilities to reuse (a) design processes for different products, and (b) collaborative design strategies. In this article, we address these limitations by providing a modeling approach for simulation-based design processes so that they can be archived in a generic modular fashion and reused for collaborative design of different products. The proposed approach is based on four foundations: (a) modeling design processes as hierarchical systems, (b) separation of declarative and procedural information, (c) modeling design processes as decision-centric activities, and (d) modeling interactions between decision makers using game theoretic protocols. These four fundamentals of the approach are instantiated in the form of generic computational templates for products, processes, decisions, and pertinent interfaces. The approach is illustrated using a proof of concept implementation in ModelCenter. The implementation is validated by showing the reusability of design processes for two different products, a spring and a pressure vessel, in individual and collaborative design scenarios. The approach has potential for supporting reusability of broader PLM processes.

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“…The process model also captures information regarding the sequence in which activities are performed. The information model used for capturing process information is discussed by Panchal and co-authors [14].…”

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A Modular Decision-centric Approach for Reusable Design Processes

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Concurrent Engineering

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“…These targets are based on the mapping between customer requirements and engineering specifications. Both the design variables and response variables are special types of attributes described in the schema for product model presented in Panchal et al (2005). It is important to note that the relationship between design variables and response variables is not defined in the problem description, but is defined in the product specific information model.…”

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Towards achieving agility in web-based virtual enterprises: a decision-centric approach

Panchal

Schaefer

2007

IJIMS

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Virtual enterprises are groups of loosely connected companies, each providing certain core competencies and working collaboratively towards achieving a common objective. Agility of a web-based virtual enterprise refers to its capability to successfully and rapidly adapt to changes in its operating environment. Although, agility has been addressed in the literature with regard to manufacturing processes and product requirements, design processes have not been leveraged to address agility in web-based virtual enterprises. In this paper, we present a strategy that involves (1) designing the design processes along with products, (2) flexibility in the interfaces between different parts of a virtual enterprise, (3) standardisation and (4) integrated modelling of processes associated with all elements of a value chain. We propose a domain independent decision-centric framework for modelling the value chain processes. It allows a variety of stakeholders to structure, organise and model processes using a common framework. It also balances the need for flexibility of interfaces and the standardisation of information from individual stakeholders, thereby providing adaptability to changes in the web-based virtual enterprise.

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“…These information transformations include decisions, abstraction, composition, decomposition, mapping, evaluation and refinement. These transformations are discussed in more detail in 3 . Each of these transformations is associated with an input product state, an output product state, and a design sub-process (which is again a network of information transformations) for its execution.…”

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Extending Reusable Decision-Centric Templates to Facilitate Collaboration Using Game Theory

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Panchal³

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11th AIAA/ISSMO Multidisciplinary Analysis and Optimization Conference

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Modular, executable, decision-centric templates have been used as a means to model design processes computationally. The use of decision templates has been limited so far to decision making by a single stakeholder. Templates for multiple stakeholders, making concurrent decisions regarding the design of a product have not been developed. In this paper, we extend the current template-based approach using Game-Based Design, which is a method incorporating game theoretic protocols in engineering design and has been proposed as a means to solve design decision problems for multiple stakeholders. The interactions between multiple decision makers are modeled using cooperative, non-cooperative, and leader follower protocols. The proposed approach facilitates collaboration between two stakeholders by organizing design process information using decision-centric templates. The proposed approach facilitates computational modeling of designer interactions in a distributed environment by capturing the dynamics of collaborative decision making. It is demonstrated with respect to facilitating the design and prototype manufacture of a separation channel for a microscale gas chromatography system. I. Frame of Reference A. Collaborative Design in a Distributed Environment The focus in this paper is on facilitating the design of systems, complex enough to warrant resolution by multiple interacting domain experts. Although design problems can often be addressed adequately by a single designer there are many instances when the expertise of more than a single decision-maker is required, due to limited domain knowledge, assignment of responsibility, value chain configuration, etc. This necessitates effective collaboration in spite of distribution and tradeoff among conflicting objectives. In order to address the needs of collaborative design a consistent means of modeling a) stakeholder activities and b) their interactions is required. Decision templates proposed by Panchal and co-authors 4 comprise such a means and allow for the consistent (i.e., standardized) formulation of a designer's decision. A primary benefit in this regard is that the information required for making decisions and the result of these decisions can be captured in a modular, reusable, computationally executable manner. This, however, does not address the collaborative design scenario in a distributed environment. The requirements for a template-based approach addressing collaborative design include facilitatinga) Modeling of multidisciplinary , multi-objective design involving multiple decisions in a consistent, domain independent manner b) Modeling of different types of interactions between decision makers such as sequential, decentralized, and centralized decision-making c) Composability and reconfigurability of the design process d) Simulation-based design in a distributed environment e) Information capture in a reusable, adaptable, and extensible form Complex design processes generally involve designers from multiple domains making decisions about the products ...

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Facilitating Meta-Design via Separation of Problem, Product, and Process Information

Cited by 9 publications

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A Modular Decision-centric Approach for Reusable Design Processes

A Modular Decision-centric Approach for Reusable Design Processes

Towards achieving agility in web-based virtual enterprises: a decision-centric approach

Extending Reusable Decision-Centric Templates to Facilitate Collaboration Using Game Theory

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