Design Performance

3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1011 1 2 31 The continual effort to improve performance in business processes attracts 4 increasing attention in research and industry alike. The impact of design 5 development performance on the overall business positions this area as an 6 important performance improvement opportunity...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: O'Donnell, Francis J., Duffy, Alexander H.B. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London Springer London 2005, 2005
Edition:1st ed. 2005
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • The Need for Design Performance
  • The Nature of Performance in Design
  • Design Performance Measurement
  • Industrial Practice
  • A Methodology for Enhanced Design Performance
  • A Formalism for Design Performance Measurement and Management
  • The Impact of Resources on Effectiveness
  • The PERFORM Approach
  • A Methodology for Performance Modelling and Analysis in Design Development
  • Application and Key Features
  • Worked Example
  • Analysis and Critique of Metrics
  • Industrial Appraisal
  • The PERFORM System
  • Methodology Review
  • Summary and Insights