Abstract
This paper studies the characteristic properties of Engineering Design (ED) processes from a process modelling perspective. In a first step, we extracted nine characteristics of engineering design processes from the literature and in a second step validated the findings using results from our survey among academic and industrial ED process modelling experts. In a third step, we added a further nine characteristics from personal experiences in the Language Engineering Domain to capture the pragmatic perspective. We arrive at a comprehensive set of 18 characteristics grouped into 6 challenges for process modelling in the engineering design domain. The challenges process modelers need to address when using and developing process modelling approaches and tools are: Development, Collaboration, Products & Services, Formality, Pragmatics, and Flexibility. We then compare the importance of elicited and suggested challenges and characteristics within engineering design with software engineering and business process modelling and discuss similarities and differences.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Engineering Design |
| Subtitle of host publication | Impacting Society through Engineering Design |
| Editors | S.J. Culley, B.J. Hicks, T.C. McAloone, T.J. Howard, J. Malmqvist |
| Place of Publication | Glasgow |
| Pages | 188-198 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Volume | 68 |
| Publication status | Published - 19 Aug 2011 |
| Event | 18th International Conference on Engineering Design, ICED11: Impacting Society through Engineering Design - Copenhagen, Denmark Duration: 15 Aug 2011 → 18 Aug 2011 Conference number: 18 |
Publication series
| Name | Proceedings of the International Conference on Engineering Design (ICED) |
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| Publisher | The Design Society |
| Number | 5 |
| Volume | 68 |
| ISSN (Print) | 2220-4342 |
Conference
| Conference | 18th International Conference on Engineering Design, ICED11 |
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| Country/Territory | Denmark |
| City | Copenhagen |
| Period | 15/08/11 → 18/08/11 |
Keywords
- process model
- design process modelling
- requirement elicitation
- business process modelling
- modelling
- product development
- design