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Application of context knowledge in supporting conceptual design decision-making

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  • Fayyaz U. Rehman
  • Xiu-Tian Yan

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Conceptual design is the most important phase of the product life cycle, as the decisions taken affect the downstream phases in terms of product cost, quality and function. This research takes a holistic design approach by presenting the context knowledge of a design problem for designers to make an informed decision. The design context knowledge is formalised and a new model and corresponding computational framework is proposed to support conceptual design decision making. A case study for the proof of the concept shows that design context knowledge can be used to support proactively an informed and effective decision making in concept selection.

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  • Fayyaz U. Rehman & Xiu-Tian Yan, 2011. "Application of context knowledge in supporting conceptual design decision-making," International Journal of Product Development, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 13(1), pages 47-66.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijpdev:v:13:y:2011:i:1:p:47-66
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