Structural Complexity Management An Approach for the Field of Produc
Product design is characterized by a steady increase in complexity. The main focus of this book is a structural approach on complexity management. This means, system structures are considered in order to address the challenge of complexity in all aspects
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Udo Lindemann · Maik Maurer · Thomas Braun
Structural Complexity Management An Approach for the Field of Product Design
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Prof. Dr.-Ing. Udo Lindemann TU M¨unchen Lehrstuhl f¨ur Produktentwicklung Boltzmannstr. 15 85748 Garching Germany [email protected]
Dr.-Ing. Maik Maurer Teseon GmbH Parkring 4 85748 Garching Germany [email protected]
Dr.-Ing. Thomas Braun Teseon GmbH Parkring 4 85748 Garching Germany [email protected]
ISBN: 978-3-540-87888-9
e-ISBN: 978-3-540-87889-6
Library of Congress Control Number: 2008935906 c Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2009 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilm or in any other way, and storage in data banks. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the German Copyright Law of September 9, 1965, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Violations are liable to prosecution under the German Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. Cover design: eStudio Calamar S.L. Printed on acid-free paper 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 springer.com
Foreword
Complexity management represents a challenging task for a large field of different applications. Consequently, people occupied with this task possess varying backgrounds and objectives. This book primarily addresses people engaged in the planning, projecting, and managing aspects of product design. Here, we do not differentiate between product-, process-, or organization-related occupancy, as the need for complexity management can arise from all of these areas. Furthermore, this book addresses students and researchers interested in new possibilities of complexity management from a scientific point of view. The starting point for developing the structural complexity management presented in this book was the need for specifically designed product structures. The authors were confronted with the question of developing a suitable layout that allowed designers to easily adapt products to customer needs in order to serve modern business strategies of enhanced product customization. In this context, the key issue depicts the management of dependencies within the elements in technical systems, as these represent the main source of complexity in product design. These dependencies form comprehensive structures; therefore, the term structural complexity management was created. Often, complexity management is understood as the management of product variants only. Structural complexity management exceeds this, as further disciplines and aspects of product design can be considered simultaneously. The app
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