Cooperation in aircraft design

Bond, Alan H.; Ricci, Richard J.

doi:10.1007/bf01580149

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“…Recent studies had shown barriers to knowledge integration behaviors, while other studies had produced empirical evidences on the benefits of this kind of arrangement [9]. Bond [10] observed that in the aircraft industry the locus of innovation was the network, not the individual firm. Patents were typically filed by a large number of individuals working for a number of different organizations, including Boeing and Airbus firms, GE engineer and CFM companies, Honeywell and Chinese Avic corporations, and universities.…”

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Knowledge Integration in Collaborative New Product Development of Large Commercial Aircraft of China

Li¹

2014

IJMMM

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Abstract-The aim of this paper was to explore the acquisition, integration and use of new knowledge from multiple sources to promote R&D process of large commercial aircraft of China. Based on interviews of actors participated R&D of aircraft, it constructed a knowledge portal centered with knowledge repository of C919 program. The knowledge portal was analyzed in multiple subsystems comprised of layered structures. Each subsystem had a multi-layered knowledge integration architecture to dynamically integrate diverse knowledge within the Co-NPD network. Three types of interfaces and relative collaborative mechanisms across multi-levels were found in collaboration process. These collaborative mechanisms created norms to provide assurance that "proprietary knowledge" can be effectively protected while at the same time encourage valuable knowledge to be freely shared and utilized.Index Terms-Collaborative new product development, knowledge integration, network, collaborative mechanisms. I. INTRODUCTIONLike many companies in the aerospace industry, the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC) is to meet the complex challenges and experience an accelerated rate of changes. Customer expectations are increasing, and in response, COMAC must develop more economical efficiency and inexpensive aircrafts to deal with fierce competitions. So it is necessary to maximize its capabilities to find innovative solutions to adapt to the demands and a constantly changing marketplace. In the process of developing new products, plenty of obstacles and problems need to be overcome. For example, how to integrate knowledge and skills among participants is one of the most important obstacles. COMAC increasingly relies on joint R&D projects with other firms, universities or research institutions which are becoming more engaged as active partners in Co-NPD of large commercial aircraft. However, the fundamental purpose of academic research is to "produce codified theories and models that explain and predict natural realities", while R&D practice of COMAC is concentrated on designing and developing "safety, economic and comfortable aircraft". Furthermore, for each member in Co-NPD network, the criteria used by each specialist are private to them in that they are complex and concerned with their particular technologies. Therefore, trade-offs and negotiations are required to make the actors' efforts coherent.In this paper, Co-NPD is defined as the process in which Manuscript received December 12, 2013; revised February 17, 2014. Li Zhengfeng is with the the School of Management at Northwestern Polytechnical University, China (e-mail: lizhengfeng@nwpu.edu.cn).actors from disciplines share their knowledge about both the development process and its content. They do that in order to create shared understanding on both aspects, to be able to integrate and explore their knowledge, and to achieve the larger common objective. For the collaborative R&D process of large commercial aircraft, it means that every R&D participant need to cross the ...

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Knowledge Integration in Collaborative New Product Development of Large Commercial Aircraft of China

Li¹

2014

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“…However, Bond & Ricci (1992) explored the ways in which different disciplines work together in the context of aircraft design. Interestingly, the conclusions they reached resonate equally well with our experience of computer scientists working with mechanical engineers.…”

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Engineering design optimization using services and workflows

Crick

Dunning

Kim

et al. 2009

Phil. Trans. R. Soc. A.

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Multi-disciplinary design optimization (MDO) is the process whereby the often conflicting requirements of the different disciplines to the engineering design process attempts to converge upon a description that represents an acceptable compromise in the design space. We present a simple demonstrator of a flexible workflow framework for engineering design optimization using an e-Science tool. This paper provides a concise introduction to MDO, complemented by a summary of the related tools and techniques developed under the umbrella of the UK e-Science programme that we have explored in support of the engineering process. The main contributions of this paper are: (i) a description of the optimization workflow that has been developed in the TAVERNA workbench, (ii) a demonstrator of a structural optimization process with a range of tool options using common benchmark problems, (iii) some reflections on the experience of software engineering meeting mechanical engineering, and (iv) an indicative discussion on the feasibility of a 'plug-and-play' engineering environment for analysis and design.

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“…We are investigating strategies for design management that can reduce the overall product development time and improve the quality of design decisions. In many industries, the development process can be clearly mapped out in terms of the major design milestones and the minor negotiations which must take place along the way [5,17]. Some examples can be found in aspects of automotive, computer, and aircraft design.…”

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Organizing the tasks in complex design projects

Eppinger

Whitney

Smith

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Lecture Notes in Computer Science

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This research is aimed at organizing complex design projects in order to perform faster product development. We use a variation of Steward's design structure matrix [32] to represent both the sequence of and the technical relationships among the many design tasks to be performed. These relationships define the "technical structure" of a design project. We will develop analytical techniques to find alternative sequences and definitions of the design tasks, offering opportunities to speed development progress by improved coordination and information transfer. Our algorithms will consider the technical structure of a project in order to identify which tasks should be resequenced and which tasks should be redefined or split into smaller sub-tasks to avoid development bottlenecks. We will develop these techniques into a strategy for design management which can significantly reduce the overall project complexity by reorganizing the few critical tasks. We expect that this research will benefit not only new design tasks that have never been structured before but also longstanding, often repeated design tasks that may have drifted into poor organizational patterns over many years.

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Cooperation in aircraft design

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Knowledge Integration in Collaborative New Product Development of Large Commercial Aircraft of China

Knowledge Integration in Collaborative New Product Development of Large Commercial Aircraft of China

Engineering design optimization using services and workflows

Organizing the tasks in complex design projects

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