Axiomatic Design in Large Systems: Complex Products, Buildings and Manufacturing Systems

✍ Scribed by Amro M. Farid, Nam P. Suh (eds.)

• Publisher: Springer International Publishing
• Year: 2016
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 332
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This book provides a synthesis of recent developments in Axiomatic Design theory and its application in large complex systems. Introductory chapters provide concise tutorial materials for graduate students and new practitioners, presenting the fundamentals of Axiomatic Design and relating its key concepts to those of model-based systems engineering. A mathematical exposition of design axioms is also provided.

The main body of the book, which represents a concentrated treatment of several applications, is divided into three parts covering work on: complex products; buildings; and manufacturing systems.

The book shows how design work in these areas can benefit from the scientific and systematic underpinning provided by Axiomatic Design, and in so doing effectively combines the state of the art in design research with practice. All contributions were written by an international group of leading proponents of Axiomatic Design. The book concludes with a call to action motivating further research into the engineering design of large complex systems.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xxi
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
An Engineering Systems Introduction to Axiomatic Design....Pages 3-47
Mathematical Exposition of the Design Axioms....Pages 49-78
Front Matter....Pages 79-79
New Developments to Guide Strategic Product Design and Systematic Innovation....Pages 81-104
A Different Consideration on Information and Complexity in Axiomatic Design....Pages 105-129
A Novel Approach for Axiomatic-Based Design for the Environment....Pages 131-148
Front Matter....Pages 149-149
Application of Axiomatic Design to the Design of the Built Environment: A Literature Review....Pages 151-174
Applying Axiomatic Design to Prefabricated Building Design in the Housing Industry: A Case Study Analysis....Pages 175-200
An Application of Quality Function Deployment and Axiomatic Design to the Conceptual Design of Temporary Housing....Pages 201-222
Front Matter....Pages 223-223
Design and Implementation Approach for Distributed Manufacturing Networks Using Axiomatic Design....Pages 225-250
Axiomatic Design of Production Systems for Performance Improvement: A Project Identification and Prioritization Model....Pages 251-272
Challenges in Designing and Implementing Large Systems (Overcoming Cost Overruns and Missed Project Schedules)....Pages 273-309
Back Matter....Pages 311-322

✦ Subjects

Engineering Design; Building Construction; Complexity; Manufacturing, Machines, Tools