The situation of the COVID-19 pandemic reminds us that we permanently need high-value
flexible solutions to urgent clinical needs including simplified diagnostic technologies …

Many models of the design and development process have been published over the years,
representing it for different purposes and from different points of view. This article contributes …

The design structure matrix (DSM), also called the dependency structure matrix, has become
a widely used modeling framework across many areas of research and practice. The DSM …

As additive manufacturing (AM) process evolves from rapid prototy** to the end-of-use
product manufacturing process, manufacturing constraints have largely been alleviated and …

A central biological question is how natural organisms are so evolvable (capable of quickly
adapting to new environments). A key driver of evolvability is the widespread modularity of …

This paper reviews the breadth of complexity of the design process, products,
manufacturing, and business. Manufacturing is facing unprecedented challenges due to …

In this paper, we assess the economic viability of innovation by producers relative to two
increasingly important alternative models: innovations by single-user individuals or firms …

5. Results: Construction should adopt the new production philosophy. In manufacturing, the
new production philosophy improves competitiveness by identifying and eliminating waste …

We live in a dynamic economic and commerical world, surrounded by objects of remarkable
complexity and power. In many industries, changes in products and technologies have …

Product architecture is the scheme by which the function of a product is allocated to physical
components. This paper further defines product architecture, provides a typology of product …