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Altus, Stephan S., Kroo, Ilan M.  and Gage, Peter J. A Generic Algorithm for Scheduling and Decomposition of Multidisciplinary Design Problems, Journal of Mechanical Design, Vol. 118, No. 4, pp. 486-489, 1996. [Abstract]

Anderson, J., Pohl, J. and Eppinger, Steven D., "A Design Process Modeling Approach Incorporating Nonlinear Elements," Proceedings of 1998 ASME Design Engineering Technical Conferences, Atlanta, September 1998.

Austin, Simon A., Baldwin, Andrew N., Newton, Andrew. Manipulating the flow of design information to improve the programming of building design. Construction Management & Economics. 12(5): 445-455. 1994 Sep. [Abstract]

Austin, Simon A., Baldwin, Andrew N. and Newton, Andrew. A Data Flow Model to Plan and Manage the Building Design Process, Journal of Engineering Design, Vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 3-25, 1996. [Abstract]

Austin, Simon A., Baldwin, Andrew N., Li, Baizhan and Waskett, Paul. Development of the ADePT Methodology: An Interim Report on the Link IDAC 100 Project, Loughborough University, Dept. of Civil and Building Engineering, Loughborough, Report, 1998. [Abstract]

Austin, Simon A., Baldwin, Andrew N., Li, Baizhan and Waskett, Paul," Analytical Design Planning Technique: A Model of the Detailed Building Design Process, Design Studies, vol. 20, pp.279-296, 1999. [Abstract]

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Baldwin, Andrew N.,   Austin, Simon A., Murray, M. A., Improving Design Management in the Building Industry, in The Design Productivity Debate. Alex H. B. Duffy (Ed), Springer-Verlag London, 1998. [Abstract]

Baldwin, AndrewN.,   Austin, Simon A.Hassan, Tarek M. , and Thorpe, Antony. Modelling information flow during the conceptual and schematic stages of building design. Construction Management & Economics. 17(2): 155-167. Mar. 1999. [Abstract]

Belhe, Upendra and Kusiak, Andrew, Resource Constrained Scheduling of Hierarchically Structured Design Activity Networks, IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, Vol. 42, No. 2, 1995, pp. 150-158. [Abstract]

Black, Thomas A., Fine, Charles H., and Sachs, Emanuel M., A Method for Systems Design Using Precedence Relationships: An Application to Automotive Brake Systems. M.I.T. Sloan School of Management, Cambridge, MA, Working Paper no. 3208, 1990. [Abstract]

Browning, Tyson R., "Exploring Integrative Mechanisms with a View Towards Design for Integration", Proceedings of the Fourth ISPE International Conference on Concurrent Engineering: Research and Applications, Rochester, MI, Aug. 20-22, 1997, pp. 83-90. [Abstract]

Browning, Tyson R., "Integrative Mechanisms for Multiteam Integration: Findings from Five Case Studies" Systems Engineering, vol. 1, pp. 95-112, 1998a. [Abstract]

Browning, Tyson R., Modeling and Analyzing Cost, Schedule, and Performance in Complex System Product Development, Ph.D. Thesis (TMP), Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 1998b.

Browning, Tyson R., "Use of Dependency Structure Matrices for Product Development Cycle Time Reduction", Proceedings of the Fifth ISPE International Conference on Concurrent Engineering: Research and Applications, Tokyo, Japan, July 15-17, 1998c, pp. 89-96.[Abstract]. [Full Text]

Browning, Tyson R. and Eppinger, Steven D., "A Model for Development Project Cost and Schedule Planning," M.I.T. Sloan School of Management, Cambridge, MA, Working Paper no. 4050, November 1998. [Abstract]

Browning, Tyson R., "Categorization of Dependency Structure Matrix Applications for Systems Engineering, Organization Planning, and Project Management", Submitted to IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, Revision April 1999. [Abstract]

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Carrascosa, Maria, Eppinger, Steven D. and Whitney, Daniel E., "Using the Design Structure Matrix to Estimate Product Development Time", Proceedings of the ASME Design Engineering Technical Conferences (Design Automation Conference), Atlanta, GA, Sept. 13-16, 1998.[Abstract]. [Full Text]

Cesiel, D.S., A Structured Approach to Calibration Development for Automotive Diagnostic Systems, Master's Thesis (Mgmt./E.E.), Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 1993.

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Denker, Stephen P., and Steward, Donald V., "Using the Design Structure Method", Problematics, Brookline, MA, Unpublished Informational Report, 1995.

Denker, Stephen P., and Steward, Donald V., "Using Concurrent Engineering for Competitive Advantage", Problematics, Brookline, MA, Unpublished Informational Report, 1996a.

Denker, Stephen P., "Using Information Exchange Structure to Design for Concurrent Design", Problematics, Brookline, MA, Unpublished Informational Report, 1996b. [Abstract]. [Full Text]

Denker, Stephen P., Steward, Donald V., and Tyson Browning, "Planning Concurrency and Managing Iteration in Projects," Center for Quality of Management Journal, Volume 8, number 2, Autumn 1999. [Abstract]. [Full Text]

Dong, Qi, "Representing Information Flow and Knowledge Management in Product Design Using the Design Structure Matrix," MIT ME Dept SM Thesis, January, 1999.

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Eppinger, Steven D., Whitney, Daniel E., Smith, Robert P. and Gebala, David, "Organizing the Tasks in Complex Design Projects," ASME Conference on Design Theory and Methodology, Chicago, IL, September 1990, pp. 39-46. [Abstract]

Eppinger, Steven D., "Model-based Approaches to Managing Concurrent Engineering" Journal of Engineering Design, vol. 2, pp. 283-290, 1991. [Abstract]

Eppinger, Steven D., Whitney, Daniel E., Smith, Robert and Gebala, David, "A Model-based Method for Organizing Tasks in Product Development," Research in Engineering Design, Vol. 6, No. 1, pp. 1-13, 1994. [Abstract]

Eppinger, Steven D., "A Planning Method for Integration of Large-Scale Engineering Systems", Proceedings of the International Conference on Engineering Design ICED—97, Tampere, Aug. 19-21, 1997.  [Abstract]

Eppinger, Steven D., Nukala, Murthy and Whitney, Daniel E., "Generalized Models of Design Iteration using Signal Flow Graphs," Research in Engineering Design, Vol. 9, No. 2, pp. 112-123, 1997. [Abstract]

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Fernandez, C.I.G., Integration Analysis of Product Architecture to Support Effective Team Co-Location, Master's Thesis (ME), Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 1998.

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Gebala, David A. and Eppinger, Steven D., "Methods for Analyzing Design Procedures", Proceedings of the ASME Third International Conference on Design Theory and Methodology, , 1991, pp. 227-233. [Abstract]

Grose, David L., "Reengineering the Aircraft Design Process", Proceedings of the Fifth AIAA/USAF/NASA/ISSMO Symposium on Multidisciplinary Analysis and Optimization, Panama City Beach, FL, Sept. 7-9, 1994.

Gulati, Rosaline K. and Eppinger, Steven D., "The Coupling of Product Architecture and Organizational Structure Decisions", M.I.T. International Center for Research on the Management of Technology, Cambridge, MA, Working Paper no.151-96, Sloan Working Paper no. 3906,  May, 1996. [Abstract]

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Hameri, A.-P, Nihtila, J. and Rehn J., "Document Viewpoint on One-of-a-kind Delivery Process," Forthcoming in International Journal of Production Research, 1999.

Huovila, Pekka, "Use of the Design Structure Matrix in Construction", Proceedings of the Third International Workshop on Lean Construction, Albuquerque, NM, Oct. 16-18, 1995. [Abstract]

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Kehat, E. and Shacham, M. Chemical Process Simulation Programs- 2: Partitioning and Tearing of System Flowsheets. Process Technology International, Vol. 18, pp. 115-118, 1973. [Abstract]

Kroo, Ilan M., Altus, Stephan; Braun, R.; Gage, Peter; and Sobieski, Ian. Multidisciplinary Optimization Methods for Aircraft Preliminary Design. AIAA 94-4325, Fifth AIAA/USAF/NASA/ISSMO Symposium on Multidisciplinary Analysis and Optimization, September 7-9, 1994, Panama City, Florida. [Abstract]. [Full Text]

Kusiak, Andrew, Park, Kwangho, "Concurrent Engineering: Decomposition and Scheduling of Design Activities," International Journal of Production Research, Vol. 28, No. 10, pp. 1883-1900, 1990. [Abstract]

Kusiak, Andrew and Szcerbicki, Edward, "Transformation from Conceptual Design to Embodiment Design," IIE Transactions, Vol. 25, No. 4, pp. 6-12, 1993. [Abstract]

Kusiak, Andrew, and Wang, Juite, "Decomposition of the Design Process," Journal of Mechanical Design, Vol. 115, pp. 687-695, 1993. [Abstract]

Kusiak, Andrew, and Wang, Juite, "Efficient Organizing of Design Activities," International Journal of Production Research, Vol. 31, pp. 753-769, 1993. [Abstract]

Kusiak, Andrew , Larson, Nick and Wang, Juite, "Reengineering of Design and Manufacturing Processes," Computers and Industrial Engineering, Vol. 26, No. 3, 1994, pp. 521-536. [Abstract]

Kusiak, Andrew and Larson, Nick, "Decomposition and Representation Methods in Mechanical Design," ASME Transactions: Journal of Mechanical Design, Vol. 117, No. 3, 1995, pp. 17-24. [Abstract]

Kusiak, Andrew, Wang, Juite, He, D. and Feng, C., "A Structured Approach for Analysis of Design Processes," IEEE Transactions on Components, Packaging, and Manufacturing Technology - Part A, Vol. 18, No. 3, 1995, pp. 664-673.

Kusiak, Andrew and Wang, Juite, "Dependency Analysis in Constraint Negotiation," IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Vol. 25, No. 9, 1995, pp. 1301-1313. [Abstract]

Kusiak, Andrew, Engineering Design: Products, Processes, and Systems, Academic Press, San Diego, CA, 1999.

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Malmqvist, Johan, Schachinger, P. (1997) Towards an Implementation of the Chromosome Model - Focusing the Design Specification Proceedings of ICED '97, vol 3: 203-212, Tampere, Finland. [Abstract]. [Full Text].

Malmström, Johan, Malmqvist, Johan, Trade Off Analysis in Product Structures: A Case Study at Celsius Aerotech In Proceedings of NordDesign'98 , Stockholm, Sweden, 1998. [Abstract]. [Full Text].

Malmström, Johan, Pikosz, P., and Malmqvist, Johan, "The Complementary Roles of IDEF0 and DSM for the Modelling of Information Management Processes", Proceedings of the Fifth ISPE International Conference on Concurrent Engineering: Research and Applications, Tokyo, Japan, July 15-17, 1998, pp. 261-270. [Abstract]. [Full Text].

Mascoli, Gregory J., "A Systems Engineering Approach to Aero Engine Development in a Highly Distributed Engineering and Manufacturing Environment," MIT SDM Thesis, January, 1999.

McCord, Kent R. and Eppinger, Steven D., "Managing the Integration Problem in Concurrent Engineering", M.I.T. Sloan School of Management, Cambridge, MA, Working Paper no.3594,, 1993. [Abstract]

McCormick, William T., Schweitzer, Paul J. and White, Thomas W., "Problem Decomposition and Data Reorganization by a Clustering Technique," Operations Research, Vol. 20, pp. 993-1009, 1972. [Abstract]

McCulley, C., and Bloebaum, Christine, A Genetic Tool for Optimal Design Sequencing in Complex Engineering Systems, Structural Optimization, Vol. 12, No. 2-3, pp. 186-201, 1996.

Morelli, Mark D., Eppinger, Steven D., and Gulati, Rosaline K., "Predicting Technical Communication in Product Development Organizations" IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, vol. 42, pp. 215-222, 1995. [Abstract]

Mori, Toshiki, Ishii, Kosuke, Kondo, Koichi, and Ohtomi, Koichi, "Task Planning for Product Development by Strategic Scheduling of Design Reviews," ASME Computers In Engineering, September 1999, Las Vegas, NV. DETC99/CIE-9098. To be published in 1999 ASME DETC/CIE Proceedings. [Abstract]

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Isaksson, Ola, Keski-Seppala, Sven and Eppinger, Steven D., "Evaluation of Design Process Alternatives Using Signal Flow Graphs," Reference??? 1998. [Abstract]

Osborne, S.M., Product Development Cycle Time Characterization Through Modeling of Process Iteration, Master's Thesis (Mgmt./Eng.), M.I.T., Cambridge, MA, 1993.

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Pikosz, P., Malmqvist, Johan, A Comparative Study of Engineering Change Management in Three Swedish Engineering Companies In Proceedings of DETC'98 , Paper No DET98/EIM-5684, Atlanta, GA, USA, 1998. [Abstract]. [Full Text]

Pimmler, Thomas U. and Eppinger, Steven D., "Integration Analysis of Product Decompositions", Proceedings of the ASME Sixth International Conference on Design Theory and Methodology, Minneapolis, MN, Sept., 1994. Also, M.I.T. Sloan School of Management, Cambridge, MA, Working Paper no. 3690-94-MS, May 1994. [Abstract]

Pinkett, Randy, Product Development Process Modeling And Analysis Digital Wireless Telephones, S.M. Thesis (EE/CS), Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 1998.

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Rask, I. and Sunnersjö, S., "Design Structure Matrices for the Planning of Rule-Based Engineering Systems", Proceedings of the European Conference on Integration in Manufacturing, Göteborg, Sweden, Oct. 6-8, 1998.

Rogers, James L., "A Knowledge-Based Tool for Multilevel Decomposition of a Complex Design Problem", NASA, Hampton, VA, Technical Paper TP-2903, May, 1989.

Rogers, James L., "An Intelligent Advisor for the Design Manager," NASA TM-101558, 1989.

Rogers, James L., Knowledge-Based Tool for Decomposing Complex Design Problems., ASCE Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering, Volume 4, No. 4, pp. 298-312, October, 1990.

Rogers, James L.; and Barthelemy, Jean-Francois. Enhancements to the Design Managers Aid for Intelligent Decomposition (DeMAID), 4th AIAA/Air Force/NASA/OAI Symposium on Multidisciplinary Analysis & Optimization. 1992. Cleveland, Ohio. [Abstract]-[Full Text]

Rogers, James L.; and Bloebaum, Christine,   Ordering Design Tasks Based on Coupling Strengths, 5th AIAA/USAF/NASA/ISSMO Symposium on Multidisciplinary Analysis and Optimization, Panama City, Florida, September 7-9, 1994. AIAA paper No. 94-4326. Also NASA TM 109137. [Abstract]-[Full Text]

Rogers, James L., DeMAID/GA - An Enhanced Design Manager's Aid for Intelligent Decomposition, 6th AIAA/USAF/NASA/ISSMO Symposium on Multidisciplinary Analysis and Optimization, Seattle, WA , September 4-6, 1996a. AIAA paper No. 96-4157. [Abstract]-[Full Text]

Rogers, James L.,   "DeMAID/GA User's Guide—Design Manager's Aid for Intelligent Decomposition with a Genetic Algorithm", NASA, Hampton, VA, Technical Manual TM-110241, April, 1996b. [Abstract]-[Full Text]

Rogers, James L., "Integrating a Genetic Algorithm into a Knowledge-Based System for Ordering Complex Design Processes", NASA, Hampton, VA, Technical Manual TM-110247, April, 1996c. [Abstract]-[Full Text]

Rogers, James L., "Reducing Design Cycle Time and Cost Through Process Resequencing", Proceedings of the International Conference on Engineering Design, Tampere, Finland, Aug. 19-21, 1997. [Abstract]-[Full Text]

Rogers, James L., Salas, A.O., and Weston, R.P., "A Web-Based Monitoring System for Multidisciplinary Design Projects", Proceedings of the Seventh AIAA/USAF/NASA/ISSMO Symposium on Multidisciplinary Analysis and Optimization, St. Louis, MO, Sept. 2-4, 1998. [Abstract]-[Full Text]

Rogers, James L.,  Tools and Techniques for Decomposing and Managing Complex Design Projects, AIAA Journal of Aircraft, Vol. 36, No.1, Jan.1999, pp. 266-274.

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Sargent, R. W. and Westerberg, A. W., "Speed-up in Chemical Engineering Design," Transactions of the Institute of Chemical Engineers, Vol. 42, 1964.

Sabbaghian, Nader, Eppinger, Steven D., and Murman, Earll, "Product Development Process Capture & Display Using Web-Based Technologies", Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, San Diego, CA, Oct. 11-14, 1998, pp. 2664-2669. [Abstract]. [Full Text]

Salas, Andrea O. and Rogers, James L., A Web-Based System for Monitoring and Controlling Multidisciplinary Design Projects. NASA/TM-97-206287, December 1997. [Abstract]. [Full Text]

Sequeira, M.W., Use of the Design Structure Matrix in the Improvement of an Automobile Development Process, Master's Thesis (MSE/Mgt.), M.I.T., Cambridge, MA, 1991.

Schluter, Frank, Towards Easy-to-Communicate and Transparent LCA data: Application of Life Cycle Design Structure Matrix, 7th CIRP International Seminar on Life Cycle Engineering, Tokyo, November 2000. [Abstract]

Smith, Robert P. and Eppinger, Steven D., "Identifying Controlling Features of Engineering Design Iteration" Management Science, vol. 43, pp. 276-293, 1997a. [Abstract]

Smith, Robert P. and Eppinger, Steven D., "A Predictive Model of Sequential Iteration in Engineering Design" Management Science, vol. 43, pp. 1104-1120, 1997b. [Abstract]

Smith, Robert P. and Eppinger, Steven D.,"Deciding Between Sequential and Parallel Tasks in Engineering Design" Concurrent Engineering: Research and Applications, vol. 6, pp. 15-25, 1998. [Abstract]

Smith, Robert P. and Morrow, Jeffery, "Product Development Process Modeling," Design Studies, Vol. 20,         pp. 237-261, 1999. [Abstract]

Sosa, Manuel E., Eppinger, Steven D., and Rowles, C. M. "Designing Modular and Integrative Systems", Proceedings of ASME DTM Conference,
DETC2000/DTM14571, September 2000.

Sosa, Manuel E.,
Eppinger, Steven D., and Rowles, C. M. "Understanding the Effects of Product Architecture on Technical Communication in Product
Development Organizations," MIT Slaon working Paper, July 2000.

Sosa, Manuel E.,
Eppinger, Steven D., and Pich, M. “Factors that Influence Technical Communication in Distributed Product Development: An Empirical
Study in the Telecommunications Industry," MIT Slaon working Paper, July 2000.

Steward, Donald V., "Partitioning and Tearing Systems of Equations, SIAM Numerical Anal., ser. B, vol. 2, no. 2, pp. 345-365, 1965.

Steward, Donald V., "The Design Structure System: A Method for Managing the Design of Complex Systems" IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, vol. 28, pp. 71-74, 1981a. [Abstract]

Steward, Donald V., Systems Analysis and Management: Structure, Strategy and Design, Petrocelli Books, New York, 1981b.

Steward, Donald V., "Planning and Managing the Design of Systems," Proceedings of Portland International Conference on Management of Engineering and Technology, Portland, Oregon, October 27-31, 1991. [Abstract]

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Tiernan, James C. , "An Efficient Search Algorithm to Find the Elementary Circuits of a Graph," Communications of the ACM, Vol. 13, No. 12, December 1970. [Abstract]

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Ulrich, K. and Eppinger, S. Product Design and Development. McGraw-Hill, Inc., New York, 1999.


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Warfield, John N., "Binary Matrices in System Modeling" IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, vol. 3, pp. 441-449, 1973. [Abstract]

Weinblatt, Herbert , "A New Search Algorithm for Finding the Simple Cycles of a Finite Directed Graph," Journal of the Association for Computing Machinary (ACM), Vol. 19, No. 1, January 1972. [Abstract]

Whitney, Daniel E., Dong, Qi, Judson, Jared, and Mascoli, Gregory, "Introducing Knowledge-Based Engineering Into an Interconnected Product Development Process", M.I.T. Center for Innovation in Product Development, Cambridge, MA, White Paper Jan. 27, 1999. [Abstract]

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Yassine, Ali A., Falkenburg, Donald R. and Chelst, Ken, Engineering Design Management: An Information Structure Approach. International Journal of Production Research, vol. 37, no. 13, 1999. pp. 2957-2975. [Abstract]

Yassine, Ali A. and Falkenburg, Donald R, A Framework for Design Process Specifications Management," Journal of Engineering Design, vol. 10, no. 3, September 1999. [Abstract]

Yassine, Ali, Daniel Whitney, Jerry Lavine and Tony Zambito, "DO-IT-RIGHT-FIRST-TIME (DRFT) Approach to Design Structure Matrix (DSM) Restructuring", Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Design Theory and Methodology (DTM 2000), September 10-13, 2000 Baltimore, Maryland, USA.

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