Abstract Design, development, and other projects inevitably involve iteration. Iteration has
positive effects, such as enabling progressive generation of knowledge, enabling …

To gain competitive leverage, firms that design and develop complex products seek to
increase the efficiency and predictability of their development processes. Process …

When an accident occurs, there is a surging demand for methods to generate efficient and
effective emergency schemes through optimizing the resource allocation of emergency …

Design encompasses an iterative problem-solving process. While prior research has
acknowledged the significance of mental iteration within this process, limited attention has …

In the future, it is unlikely that complex system products will compete solely on the basis of
technical performance. What will differentiate such systems and their developers is the …

Schedule risk analysis plays a key role in new product development. A typical project-
schedule model using the Critical Path Method (CPM) and Program, Evaluation, and Review …

Iteration is a central issue in the management of product development (PD) projects.
Iteration is often recognized as a major cause of increased PD lead time and cost, a key …

Product development (PD) processes are complex and unstructured compared to business
or manufacturing processes, as they have iterative, evolutionary, uncertain, and cooperative …

Risk management is a critical issue in complex product development, especially when
suppliers are integrated. The power asymmetry between the supplier and manufacturer may …

Iterations in design is ubiquitous to drive constant innovation in the pursuit of excellence in
product development, service delivery, systems, and subsystems integration. Within a given …