Meta-Design for Agile Concurrent Product Design in the Virtual Enterprise

Lomas, C.D.L.; Matthews, P.C.

Meta-Design for Agile Concurrent Product Design in the Virtual Enterprise

Lomas, C.D.L.; Matthews, P.C.

Authors

C.D.L. Lomas

Dr Peter Matthews p.c.matthews@durham.ac.uk
Associate Professor

Abstract

The area of collaborative design is well-researched and many factors, including IT and other tools and techniques, which contribute to more effective collaboration, have been demonstrated. However, the implementation of these techniques in order to achieve a more agile collaborative environment is relatively under-researched, particularly at the design stage where agility is less well defined than at the manufacture stage. The article investigates the level of adoption of these factors in the defence and aerospace industry in Northern England, and their benefits to the level of agility in a collaborative design project. Furthermore, the article introduces meta-design as an early adoption technique for implementing agile tools and demonstrates the potential benefits of this method through data gathered by industrial questionnaire.

Citation

Lomas, C., & Matthews, P. (2007). Meta-Design for Agile Concurrent Product Design in the Virtual Enterprise. International journal of agile manufacturing, 10(2), 77-87

Journal Article Type	Article
Publication Date	Jan 1, 2007
Deposit Date	Jul 29, 2008
Publicly Available Date	Jul 29, 2008
Journal	International journal of agile manufacturing.
Print ISSN	1536-2639
Publisher	International Society of Agile Manufacturing
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
Volume	10
Issue	2
Pages	77-87
Keywords	Collaboration, Design, Agility, Project planning.
Publisher URL	http://www.soberit.hut.fi/ISAM/journal/ijam/ijamvol10issue2.htm