Abstract
This paper describes a case study investigating the changes made to a complex product, namely an aero-engine through its product lifecycle. Document analysis of over 1500 reports covering eight years of the aero-engine lifecycle has been carried out. The research investigated how changes occur at different phases of a product lifecycle and how the causes of the changes differ during the different stages. The majority of changes were found to occur during the manufacturing and build phase. It was found that changes to the engineering specification together with meeting design criteria are the major causes during the prototype testing and development phase. The main cause of engineering change was found to be linked to its lifecycle phase.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | 16th International conference on Engineering Design |
Place of Publication | Paris |
Publisher | Design Society |
Publication date | 2007 |
ISBN (Print) | 1-904670-02-4 |
Publication status | Published - 2007 |
Event | 16th International Conference on Engineering Design - Paris, France Duration: 28 Aug 2007 → 31 Aug 2007 Conference number: 16 |
Conference
Conference | 16th International Conference on Engineering Design |
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Number | 16 |
Country/Territory | France |
City | Paris |
Period | 28/08/2007 → 31/08/2007 |
Keywords
- Change
- Failure
- Engineering design