Complexity management in engineering design -- a primer / Maik Maurer.
Maurer, Maik, author.
2017
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Title Complexity management in engineering design -- a primer / Maik Maurer.
Author Maurer, Maik, author.
ISBN 9783662534489 (electronic book)
3662534487 (electronic book)
9783662534472
3662534479
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-53448-9
Published Berlin, Germany : Springer Vieweg, 2017.
Language English
Description 1 online resource.
Other Standard Identifiers 10.1007/978-3-662-53448-9 doi
Call Number TA174
Dewey Decimal Classification 620/.0042
Summary The treatise supports understanding the phenomena of complexity in engineering, distinguishes complexity from other challenges and presents an overview of definitions and applied approaches. The historical background of complexity management is explained by highlighting the important epochs, their key actors and their discoveries, findings and developments. Knowing about the appearance of early system awareness in ancient Greece, the creation of mechanical philosophy in the 17th century and the discovery of classic physics enables the reader to better comprehend modern system sciences and management approaches. A classification of complexity management approaches by research fields indicates current focus areas and starting points for future discussions. In a comprehensive map, the classification points out mutual overlaps between engineering disciplines in terms of similar complexity management approaches. Finally, the treatise introduces a generic complexity management framework, which is based on structural management approaches. The Author Dr.-Ing. Maik Maurer studied mechanical engineering at the Technical University of Munich (TUM), Germany and received a PhD in 2007 for his research in complexity management. For five years, Maik Maurer taught complexity management and systems engineering at TUM and led research projects in these fields. In 2010, he received the ring of honor from the Association of German Engineers (VDI) and, between 2011 and 2014, he was awarded three prizes for exceptional teaching. Maik Maurer co-chaired the German chapter of INCOSE, is involved in the Design Society and has co-authored the book “Structural Complexity Management”. In 2006, he co-founded TESEON, a software and consultancy company for managing complex systems. In 2012, he co-founded Spritz Technology, a company that develops cutting-edge communication technologies.
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Foreword; Acknowledgement; Contents; 1: Initial Thoughts; 2: The Omnipresence of Complexity; 2.1 About the Basic Complexity Survival Skills for Engineers; 2.2 Who Should Read This Thesis?; 2.3 Structure of the Thesis; References; 3: Introducing Complexity in Engineering; 3.1 Composition of Complex Systems; 3.2 Complexity Definitions; 3.3 Impact of Complexity; 3.4 Established Complexity Management in Engineering; 3.4.1 Operations Research; 3.4.2 Systems Engineering; 3.4.3 System Dynamics; 3.4.4 Dependency Modeling; References; 4: History of Complexity Management

4.1 The Emergence of System Thinking4.1.1 The World View of Aristotle; 4.1.2 Mechanical Philosophy; 4.1.3 Opposition to the Mechanical Philosophy; 4.2 Bertalanffyś General Systems Theory; 4.3 Development of Complexity Management; 4.3.1 Impact from the Second World War; 4.3.2 Cybernetics; 4.3.2.1 Norbert Wiener; 4.3.2.2 The Scientific Approach of Cybernetics; 4.3.2.3 The Macy Conferences; 4.3.2.4 Decoding the Basics of Self-organizing Systems; 4.3.2.5 The Bio-Cybernetics of Frederic Vester; 4.3.2.6 Management-Cybernetics by Stafford Beer; 4.3.2.7 Breakthrough in the German-Speaking Area

4.3.2.8 Status Quo and Outlook4.3.3 Operations Research; 4.3.4 Systems Engineering; 4.3.5 System Dynamics; 4.3.6 Game Theory; 4.4 Discussion of Historical Developments; References; 5: Classification of Complexity Management Approaches in Engineering; 5.1 A Map of Complexity Management Approaches; 5.2 The Main Research Areas of Engineering Complexity; 5.2.1 Product Development; 5.2.2 Systems Engineering; 5.2.3 Complex Systems; 5.2.4 Software Engineering; 5.2.5 Management Science; 5.2.6 Complexity Theory; 5.2.7 Complex Networks; 5.3 Discipline Overlaps; 5.4 Discussion; References

6: A Complexity Management Framework6.1 System Definition; 6.2 Identify the Type of Complexity; 6.3 Strategies and Associated Methods for Handling Complexity; 6.3.1 Create Transparency by System Views; 6.3.2 Avoid or Reduce Complexity; 6.3.3 Manage and Control Complexity; 6.4 System Modeling: The Challenge of Information Acquisition; 6.4.1 Requirements for Information Acquisition; 6.4.1.1 Adequate Level of Detail; 6.4.1.2 Accessibility, Traceability and Extensibility; 6.4.1.3 Systematic Procedure; 6.4.2 Methods of Information Acquisition; 6.4.2.1 Analog and Digital Surveys

6.4.2.2 Documentation6.4.2.3 Observation; 6.4.2.4 Interview; 6.4.2.5 Estimations; 6.4.3 Barriers Against Successful Information Acquisition; 6.4.3.1 Input Orientation; 6.4.3.2 Lack of Motivation; 6.4.3.3 Intentional Concealment; 6.4.3.4 Cognitive Limits; 6.4.3.5 Social Pressure; 6.4.3.6 System-level Knowledge; 6.4.3.7 Lack of Resources; 6.4.3.8 Dilemma of Product Design; 6.4.3.9 A Priori Problem and Subjectivity; 6.5 Complexity Management Implementation; References; 7: Summary and Future Challenges; References; Index

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