Change and customisation in complex engineering domains

Claudia Eckert; P. John Clarkson; Winfried Zanker

doi:10.1007/s00163-003-0031-7

Change and customisation in complex engineering domains

Claudia Eckert^*, P. John Clarkson, Winfried Zanker

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Abstract

Based on a detailed case study on change and customisation to existing products in the aerospace industry, this paper presents a comprehensive analysis of the problems and processes associated with product change. It looks at the potential causes and effects of changes, and analyses the formal and informal processes that are used to handle change. Change processes become problematic when change to one system propagates to other systems, because the tolerance margins of individual parameters are exceeded. The paper concludes with suggestions for handling change.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1-21
Number of pages	21
Journal	Research in Engineering Design
Volume	15
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s00163-003-0031-7
Publication status	Published - Mar 2004
Externally published	Yes

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Change
Change management
Redesign

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