Open AccessReengineering of the design process: An industrial case
Author(s) -
Toufik Boudouh
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
iop conference series. materials science and engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1757-899X
pISSN - 1757-8981
DOI - 10.1088/1757-899x/564/1/012103
Subject(s) - business process reengineering , process (computing) , computer science , key (lock) , process management , duration (music) , iterative design , process design , design process , quality (philosophy) , design structure matrix , process modeling , engineering design process , manufacturing engineering , systems engineering , industrial engineering , reliability engineering , engineering , work in process , operations management , art , philosophy , computer security , literature , epistemology , lean manufacturing , scheduling (production processes) , operating system , mechanical engineering
In this article, a Business Process Reengineering (BPR) approach is applied to the design process of electric motors. The objective is to improve the quality, reduce costs and duration of the design process by bringing radical change to the process allowing breakthrough improvements rather than obtained by continuous improvement. For this purpose, the Design Structure Matrix (DSM) is used to represent and analyse the design process. This method is particularly adapted to capture the repetitive aspect of design tasks. Indeed, iterations, an inherent feature of the design process, represent a key factor in the determination of the design process duration and cost. In this study, the number of iterative tasks is reduced by 50%. The implementation of the reorganized process needs an organisational change in the design office but the expected benefits are worth the effort.