Abstract
The life span of artifacts can be viewed as a continuum. At one extreme, disposable materials, components
and products go from cradle to grave with very little life in between. At the other extreme, complex systems and infrastructure can stand for decades, centuries, or millennia, slowly evolving based on performance and changing stakeholder needs. This work follows the development of the Charles River Dam in Boston, Massachusetts from its inception to the present in order to explore the design issues of complex systems over the entire life cycle.
and products go from cradle to grave with very little life in between. At the other extreme, complex systems and infrastructure can stand for decades, centuries, or millennia, slowly evolving based on performance and changing stakeholder needs. This work follows the development of the Charles River Dam in Boston, Massachusetts from its inception to the present in order to explore the design issues of complex systems over the entire life cycle.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Global Product Development : Proceedings of the 20th CIRP Design Conference |
| Editors | Alain Bernard |
| Publisher | Springer |
| Publication date | 2010 |
| Pages | 51-59 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-3-642-15972-5 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 978-3-642-15973-2 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2010 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | 20th CIRP Design Conference - Ecole Centrale de Nantes, Nantes, France Duration: 19 Apr 2010 → 21 Apr 2010 |
Conference
| Conference | 20th CIRP Design Conference |
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| Location | Ecole Centrale de Nantes |
| Country/Territory | France |
| City | Nantes |
| Period | 19/04/2010 → 21/04/2010 |