{"id":4637,"date":"2017-09-01T13:56:50","date_gmt":"2017-09-01T11:56:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.productdevelopment.se\/?p=4637"},"modified":"2020-09-02T11:56:17","modified_gmt":"2020-09-02T09:56:17","slug":"value-driven-simulation-thinking-together-through-simulation-in-early-engineering-design","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.productdevelopment.se\/value-driven-simulation-thinking-together-through-simulation-in-early-engineering-design\/","title":{"rendered":"Value-driven simulation: thinking together through simulation in early engineering design"},"content":{"rendered":"
The topic of \u2018design for value\u2019 has lately attracted a great deal of attention within the engineering design community. \u2018Predicting\u2019 the value of a future solution is however difficult, especially in early design phases. Modelling and simulation is believed to be able to support this challenging task. A simulation process for value-driven engineering design is presented. The performances of a design concept along the lifecycle are aggregated to a monetary system value function. The results of this multi-model simulation environment for value are displayed through a colour-coded CAD model for easier interaction. Verification activities indicate that enabling effective design space exploration and visualization of cause-effect relationships become important elements in order to \u2018think together\u2019 using a simulation driven design approach. Furthermore, the proposed multidisciplinary \u2018value model\u2019 fosters cross-functional knowledge sharing and collective deliberation about the value, forcing stakeholders to synthetize their perceptions about the value of a design and to discuss where conclusions differ.<\/p>\n