@inproceedings{3b09001d51674a1792a72ca5b579e5be,
title = "Parameter trails",
abstract = "Successful communication is vital for the success of any design project. However, communication often fails, adversely affecting design process efficiency and product quality. This is particularly true for complex products. As a result, designers and managers do not understand the connections between different aspects of design and don't know where to find out more information or who to talk to. This paper presents a new model, developed from current project planning techniques, which supports communication using parameter-specific data. It enables designers to question information, inform their colleagues pro-actively and assess the impact of changing parameter values on subsequent design tasks. Such interaction is critical in allowing designers to see how their own tasks fit into the overall product design.",
keywords = "Design information management, Planning and workflow methodology",
author = "Flanagan, {T. L.} and Eckert, {C. M.} and Clarkson, {P. J.}",
year = "2003",
language = "English",
series = "Proceedings of the International Conference on Engineering Design, ICED",
publisher = "Design Society",
editor = "Anders Folkeson and Margareta Norell and Ulf Sellgren and Klas Gralen",
booktitle = "Proceedings of ICED 03, the 14th International Conference on Engineering Design",
note = "14th International Conference on Engineering Design, ICED 2003 ; Conference date: 19-08-2003 Through 21-08-2003",
}