DO-IT-RIGHT-FIRST-TIME (DRFT) APPROACH TO DESIGN STRUCTURE MATRIX (DSM) RESTRUCTURING

Ali A. Yassine, Daniel E. Whitney, Jerry Lavine, Tony Zambito

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    Abstract

    This paper argues, using two real-world applications from the automotive industry, that the biggest benefit of a Design Structure Matrix (DSM) model may come not from resequencing and partitioning, but rather from Rewiring" the process/blocks. 'Rewiring" means redefining relationships among elements and/or inserting new elements into the matrix. This requires intimate understanding of the process and cannot be done with application of context-free partitioning algorithms. The Do-it-Right-First-Time (DRFT) approach to DSM restructuring is another way to look at a DSM by inspecting the sources of iteration within a block and reversing it through inserting a DRFT activity at the beginning of the block. In this way, the traditional Design-Build-Test 'Cycle" is reversed into a DRFT-Design-Build "Sequence". That is, the "wiring diagram" of a process or system overpowers the behavior of the individual nodes, so changing the system requires changing the wiring.

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publication12th International Conference on Design Theory and Methodology
    Pages41-48
    Number of pages8
    ISBN (Electronic)9780791835142
    DOIs
    StatePublished - 2000
    EventASME 2000 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, IDETC-CIE 2000 - Baltimore, United States
    Duration: 10 Sep 200013 Sep 2000

    Publication series

    NameProceedings of the ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference
    Volume4

    Conference

    ConferenceASME 2000 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, IDETC-CIE 2000
    Country/TerritoryUnited States
    CityBaltimore
    Period10/09/0013/09/00

    Keywords

    • Design Structure Matrix
    • Process Re-engineering
    • Product development

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