A3 thinking approach to support knowledge-driven design

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dc.contributor.authorMohd Saad, Norhairin
dc.contributor.authorAl-Ashaab, Ahmed
dc.contributor.authorMaksimovic, Maksim
dc.contributor.authorZhu, L.
dc.contributor.authorShehab, Essam
dc.contributor.authorEwers, P.
dc.contributor.authorKassam, A.
dc.date.accessioned2016-08-31T13:20:10Z
dc.date.available2016-08-31T13:20:10Z
dc.date.issued2013-03-01
dc.description.abstractProblem solving is a crucial skill in product development. Any lack of effective decision making at an early design stage will affect productivity and increase costs and the lead time for the other stages of the product development life cycle. This could be improved by the use of a simple and informative approach which allows the designers and engineers to make decisions in product design by providing useful knowledge. This paper presents a novel A3 thinking approach to problem solving in product design, and provides a new A3 template which is structured from a combination of customised elements (e.g. the 8 Disciplines approach) and reflection practice. This approach was validated using a case study in the Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) design issue for an automotive electrical sub-assembly product. The main advantage of the developed approach is to create and capture the useful knowledge in a simple manner. Moreover, the approach provides a reflection section allowing the designers to turn their experience of design problem solving into proper learning and to represent their understanding of the design solution. These will be systematically structured (e.g. as a design checklist) to be circulated and shared as a reference for future design projects. Thus, the recurrence of similar design problems will be prevented and will aid the designers in adopting the expected EMC test results.en_UK
dc.identifier.citationMohd Saad, N. et al. (2013) A3 thinking approach to support knowledge-driven design, The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, Vol. 68, Iss. 5, pp. 1371-1386en_UK
dc.identifier.issn0268-3768
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00170-013-4928-7
dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/10473
dc.language.isoenen_UK
dc.publisherSpringeren_UK
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dc.rightsThe final publication is available at Springer via http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00170-013-4928-7en_UK
dc.subjectA3 thinkingen_UK
dc.subjectKnowledge-driven designen_UK
dc.subjectProblem solvingen_UK
dc.subjectProduct designen_UK
dc.titleA3 thinking approach to support knowledge-driven designen_UK
dc.typeArticleen_UK

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