Conference paper
An Analysis of Design Decision-Making in Industrial Practice
Department of Management Engineering, Technical University of Denmark1
Technology and Innovation Management, Department of Management Engineering, Technical University of Denmark2
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark3
Engineering Design and Product Development, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark4
This paper describes research that confronts a generic decision-making model with design strategies employed by experienced designers. The relationship between the decision-making activities proposed by the model and the eight design strategies identified by an empirical study of design work is examined.
The analysis led to a deeper understanding of the decision-making activities undertaken by engineering designers in industrial practice. The decision-making episodes undertaken by individual designers were supported by design strategies, not by formal decision-making methods. This implies that designers in practice do not rely solely on methods to support their decision-making process, but also on the use of relevant design strategies.
| Language: | English |
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| Publisher: | Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture, University of Zagreb and The Design Society |
| Year: | 2002 |
| Edition: | 1 |
| Pages: | 145-150 |
| Proceedings: | 7th International Design Conference |
| ISBN: | 9536313456 , 9536313464 , 9789536313457 and 9789536313464 |
| Types: | Conference paper |
| ORCIDs: | Hansen, Claus Thorp |
