Experimenting with the NK and DSM models

Reem Ali Ahmad, Ali Yassine

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    Abstract

    The theory of complex systems, which has been applied successfully in evolutionary biology, is gaining popularity for the modeling and analysis of complex product development (PD) systems. Modeling complex PD systems is essential to understand how system elements and their dependencies impact system properties in several aspects such as performance, convergence, and evolution. In this paper we use the NK and NKC models to simulate and analyze complex PD systems, which are represented by the design structure matrix (DSM). The main objective is to assess whether these models can be useful in analyzing DSMs; particularly, assessing the effect of architecture on performance and evolution.

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationProceedings of the 20th International Dependency and Structure Modeling Conference, DSM 2018
    EditorsLucia Becerril, Carlo Leardi, Tyson R. Browning, Steven D. Eppinger
    Pages47-57
    Number of pages11
    ISBN (Electronic)9783000574924
    StatePublished - 2018
    Event20th International Dependency and Structure Modeling Conference, DSM 2018 - Trieste, Italy
    Duration: 15 Oct 201817 Oct 2018

    Publication series

    NameProceedings of the 20th International Dependency and Structure Modeling Conference, DSM 2018

    Conference

    Conference20th International Dependency and Structure Modeling Conference, DSM 2018
    Country/TerritoryItaly
    CityTrieste
    Period15/10/1817/10/18

    Keywords

    • Complex Systems
    • Design Structure Matrix (DSM)
    • NK Model
    • Performance Evaluation
    • Product Development

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