The blockchain revolution upholds the decentralizing ideal of “control nothing.” It is natural
that such a pursuit would face issues of governance that demand reasonable control; control …

Many engineers chose their profession because they like to design and create artifacts
using their imagination—even the writers of fiction design their stories and their presentation …

Agile, and iterative, development methods for new product development are gaining in
popularity under product engineers; where it initially was just applied for software …

Abstract Design methodologies devote a great degree of effort on deciphering,
decomposing, and simplifying problems. This approach is particularly true in Axiomatic …

In the previous chapter, the concept of information in design was introduced. It was shown
how the Information Axiom could be applied to increase the robustness of processes. It was …

The aim of this strategic business consultancy project was the development of an applicable
project management framework for sustainably successful M&A integration. Although M&As …

Purpose: This study addresses the challenges posed by the increasing proportion of lower-
ranking coal through proactive risk management in the Coal Preparation Plant (CPP) area of …

In the relatively new domain of the Internet of Things (IoT), startups and small companies
thrive in and stride in bringing new products to the market. Many of them experience …

Controlling uncertainties is a challenging aspect in design and manufacturing of
microsystems. As microsystems are characterised by features in the micro domain, product …

The 'Constituent Roadmap of Product Design'(CRPD) is a framework that is applied to track
the designers' knowledge of a product design as it progresses during development. The …