TY - JOUR
T1 - An eigenvalue based approach for assessing the decomposability of interdependent design project tasks
AU - Bashir, Hamdi A.
AU - AlZebdeh, Khalid
AU - Abdo, Jamil
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - The Concurrent engineering process is characterized by executing a large number of interdependent project tasks. One effective way of managing such tasks is to decompose them into groups. However, not all tasks are decomposable. Without the need to apply a decomposition method, this paper describes a simple, quantitative approach to test whether an underlying pattern of relationships exists between interdependent project tasks, such that they may be rearranged into groups. In addition, a grouping efficiency index is introduced to predict how good the best possible decomposition is. The proposed approach and the grouping index are applied to simple hypothetical projects and a sample project adapted from the literature. Both the approach and the grouping index are proved to be powerful yet very easy to use.
AB - The Concurrent engineering process is characterized by executing a large number of interdependent project tasks. One effective way of managing such tasks is to decompose them into groups. However, not all tasks are decomposable. Without the need to apply a decomposition method, this paper describes a simple, quantitative approach to test whether an underlying pattern of relationships exists between interdependent project tasks, such that they may be rearranged into groups. In addition, a grouping efficiency index is introduced to predict how good the best possible decomposition is. The proposed approach and the grouping index are applied to simple hypothetical projects and a sample project adapted from the literature. Both the approach and the grouping index are proved to be powerful yet very easy to use.
KW - Concurrent engineering
KW - Decomposition
KW - Design project tasks
KW - Design structure matrix
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U2 - 10.1177/1063293X09102248
DO - 10.1177/1063293X09102248
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:61849159193
SN - 1063-293X
VL - 17
SP - 35
EP - 42
JO - Concurrent Engineering Research and Applications
JF - Concurrent Engineering Research and Applications
IS - 1
ER -