Title :
Investigating Information Flows across Complex Product Development Stages by Using Social Network Analysis (SNA)
Author :
Storto, Corrado Lo
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Econ. & Eng. Manage. (DIEG), Univ. of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
Abstract :
This paper presents an approach useful to analyze the performance of the product development process. This approach uses the Dependency Structure Matrix tool and metrics from the Social Network Analysis (SNA). Results relative to the application of the approach to the development of a car climate system are presented.
Keywords :
automobiles; information management; product development; socio-economic effects; car climate system; complex product development stages; dependency structure matrix tool; information flows; social network analysis; DSM; ambiguity; information flow; network analysis; product development; uncertainty;
Conference_Titel :
Complexity in Engineering, 2010. COMPENG '10.
Conference_Location :
Rome
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5982-7
DOI :
10.1109/COMPENG.2010.40
