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Are your engineers talking to one another when they should?

Manuel E Sosa1, Steven D Eppinger, Craig M Rowles

  • 1Insead, Fontainebleau, France.

Harvard Business Review
|December 28, 2007
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Effective communication is crucial for complex product development. Using the design structure matrix (DSM) helps identify communication gaps and manage interfaces to prevent costly design failures.

Area of Science:

  • Engineering Management
  • Systems Engineering
  • Product Development

Background:

  • Communication failures between product-component teams can lead to significant financial losses and project delays in complex, highly engineered product design.
  • Historical examples, such as the Ford Explorer and Airbus A380, highlight the severe consequences of uncoordinated design efforts and unforeseen incompatibilities.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce a novel application of the design structure matrix (DSM) as a project management tool for mitigating communication issues in product development.
  • To provide managers with a method for uncovering and addressing critical communication gaps and interface management challenges.

Main Methods:

  • The study applies the design structure matrix (DSM) to map information flow and its impact on product development processes.

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  • The approach identifies "unattended interfaces" (where communication should occur but doesn't) and "unidentified interfaces" (where communication occurs without formal planning).
  • Analysis focuses on uncovering the root causes of critical unattended and unidentified interfaces.

    • Main Results:

    • The DSM application successfully identifies critical unattended and unidentified interfaces in complex product development.
    • The research highlights that unattended interfaces often represent significant risks, particularly when crossing organizational boundaries.
    • Inconsistencies in design tools (e.g., CAD) are identified as a source of costly errors.

    Conclusions:

    • Proactive interface management through DSM is essential for successful complex product development.
    • Addressing unattended interfaces may require organizational restructuring or enhanced responsibilities for integration teams.
    • Ensuring compatibility of design tools is critical to prevent development setbacks and financial losses.