@inproceedings{c9b47cd231564f3689ee128fd34d6dc9,
title = "Design project planning, monitoring and re-planning through process simulation",
abstract = "Effective management of design schedules is a major concern in industry, since timely project delivery can have a significant influence on a company's profitability. Based on insights gained through a case study of planning practice in aero-engine component design, this paper examines how task network simulation models can be deployed in a new way to support design process planning. Our method shows how simulation can be used to reconcile a description of design activities and information flows with project targets such as milestone delivery dates. It also shows how monitoring and re-planning can be supported using the non-ideal metrics which the case study revealed are used to monitor processes in practice. The approach is presented as a theoretical contribution which requires further work to implement and evaluate in practice.",
keywords = "Design process simulation, Design project planning, Project metrics",
author = "Wynn, {David C.} and Clarkson, {P. John}",
year = "2009",
language = "English",
isbn = "9781904670056",
series = "DS 58-1: Proceedings of ICED 09, the 17th International Conference on Engineering Design",
pages = "25--36",
booktitle = "DS 58-1",
note = "17th International Conference on Engineering Design, ICED 09 ; Conference date: 24-08-2009 Through 27-08-2009",
}