SIMULATION-SUPPORTED PARTICIPATIVE PROCESSES IMPROVEMENT IN ENGINEERING DESIGN
DS 92: Proceedings of the DESIGN 2018 15th International Design Conference
Year: 2018
Editor: Marjanović D., Štorga M., Škec S., Bojčetić N., Pavković N.
Author: Becerril, Lucia; Lindemann, Udo
Series: DESIGN
Section: DESIGN PROCESSES
Page(s): 725-734
DOI number: https://doi.org/10.21278/idc.2018.0315
Abstract
In today’s dynamic environment, companies need to adapt their design processes faster than ever. Lack of employee involvement has been highlighted as a main issue during the adoption of new processes in R&D. Existing participatory methods, e.g. in ergonomics, contribute to ease organizational changes. However, their applicability on complex processes is limited. By combining methods from ergonomics and user experience with dynamic process models, we propose an approach that enables process stakeholders (e.g. engineers) to give feedback and to test the planned process in a range of scenarios.
Keywords: participatory design, design process, change management