Redesigning the design process through interactive simulation: a case study of life-cycle engineering in jet engine conceptual design
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Inderscience Publishers
https://doi.org/10.1504/ijsom.2011.041988
https://doi.org/10.1504/ijsom.2011.041988
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Many aerospace companies are currently making the transition to
providing fully-integrated product-service offerings in which their products are
designed from the outset with life-cycle considerations in mind. Based on a
case study at Rolls-Royce, Civil Aerospace, this paper demonstrates how an
interactive approach to process simulation can be used to support the redesign
of existing design processes in order to incorporate life-cycle engineering
(LCE) considerations. The case study provides insights into the problems of
redesigning the conceptual stages of a complex, concurrent engineering design
process and the practical value of process simulation as a tool to support the
specification of process changes in the context of engineering design. The
paper also illustrates how development of a simulation model can provide
significant benefit to companies through the understanding of process
behaviour that is gained through validating the behaviour of the model using
different design and iteration scenarios.
This research was co-funded by the Technology Strategy Board’s Collaborative Research and Development programme (www.innovateuk.org), reference TP/2/IC/6/I/10292, and the IMRC Block Grant. We are also indebted to Dr. Michael Moss and all the other personnel within Rolls-Royce who supported this research.
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This research was co-funded by the Technology Strategy Board’s Collaborative Research and Development programme (www.innovateuk.org), reference TP/2/IC/6/I/10292, and the IMRC Block Grant. We are also indebted to Dr. Michael Moss and all the other personnel within Rolls-Royce who supported this research.
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