Proceedings of the 2015 International Conference on Education, Management and Computing Technology

Engineering Change Implications on Product Design: A Review of the Literature

Authors
Inayat Ullah, Dunbing Tang, Leilei Yin
Corresponding Author
Inayat Ullah
Available Online June 2015.
DOI
10.2991/icemct-15.2015.354How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Engineering change, Product life cycle, Change propagation, Literature review.
Abstract

Engineering changes are inexorable and can arise at any phase of the product life cycle. To capture the maximum market shares manufacturers have to effectively and efficiently manage engineering changes. This paper provides overview of ECM and perspective on the published academic literature related to product engineering changes. The aim is to give an idea and understanding about the engineering changes in product to the new researchers. Engineering changes can be taken in both aspects such as an opportunity to enhance the product performance and as a burden, resulting in a rework, which utilizes resources, time and cost. It is paramount that the impact of engineering changes be identified, assessed and implemented as early as possible. Different methods/tools have been devised to better understand the engineering change phenomenon and to control the changes. ECM can help to mitigate the potential of negative consequences arising from uncertainties during the product life cycle. In this paper the significant aspects of the engineering changes have been discussed and highlighted the methods/tools that are proposed by the researchers. The review shows the prominence of ECM in a product life cycle.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 2015 International Conference on Education, Management and Computing Technology
Series
Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
June 2015
ISBN
10.2991/icemct-15.2015.354
ISSN
2352-5398
DOI
10.2991/icemct-15.2015.354How to use a DOI?
Copyright
© 2015, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.
Open Access
This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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