Abstract Multidisciplinary design optimization (MDO) is a useful technique on complex prod-uct design in recent years. Collaborative optimization (CO) is an effective MDO methods based decomposition which is for deterministic optimization. However, many uncertainties exist in prod-uct design

ean thinking has been successfully em-ployed beyond manufacturing in prod-uct design and development. This has led to an increasing interest to utilize it in software engineering (SE). The thesis ad-vances this goal by identifying the key prac-tice of Value Stream Mapping (VSM) that can facilitate

, or prod-uct design), and biology (e.g. for investigating morphological evolution). A critical element in evolving 3D objects is the representation, which strongly influences the types of objects produced. In 2007 a representation was introduced called Compositional Pattern Producing Networks (CPPN), which

-ters on product design, the interactions among these parameters, and strategic managerial responses to combinations of parameters that constitute EPR instruments. We analytically establish optimal prod-uct design and pricing decisions by a manufacturer producing and selling a remanufacturable, durable product

web applications in prod-uct design and manufacture in a supply chain or extended enterprise environment.

disabilities. Although the user should be of primary concern in prod-uct design and testing (Barnum, 2002; Sanders & McCormick, 1993), users with disabilities often find it difficult or impos-sible to receive or provide routine medical procedures because

As embedded systems are getting popular in industrial prod-uct designs, a dedicated teaching laboratory for embedded systems (EST Lab) has been setup for college and graduate students to get familiar with embedded system engineering and researches. In this paper, we present our experiences

. This paper presents a collaborative proj-ect to systematically and semi-automatically characterize the surface texture of inkjet media. These methods have applications in prod-uct design and speci¿cation, and in manufacturing quality control. Surface texture is a critical feature in the manufacture, mar

Consumer and business decision-making is studied in different ways. For example, conjoint analysis can be used to study respondents ’ part-worth valuations of prod-uct attributes and their likely future purchases. When

ing systems has increasingly become a col-laborative task among teams that are physically, geographically, and temporally s-eparated. The complexity of modern prod-ucts means that a single designer or design team can no longer manage the complete product development effort. An enterprise that tries