Design Research in the Netherlands 2005

Design Research at CME in Twente Perspectives on design processes Isabelle M.M.J. Reymen Geert P.M.R. Dewulf Karel Th. Veenvliet

Overview University of Twente Faculty of Engineering Technology Department Construction Management & Engineering (CME) Design research at CME Research perspectives Central theoretical focus Future

Faculty of Engineering Technology Programmes: –Civil engineering –Industrial design engineering –Mechanical engineering Departments: –Construction Management & Engineering –Centre for Transport Studies –Water Engineering and Management –Design, Production and Management –…

Construction Management & Engineering focuses on the need to acquire better insights into the mechanisms governing innovation in the building process and its environment. research program concentrates on the management and governance mechanisms of construction processes, the interfaces between planning and design, and design and realisation. the program integrates various insights from different disciplines: technology, public and business management, and design (management), and the development of innovative construction processes and materials.

Planning & Development Design & Engineering Market & Organisation Engineering Civil Engineering Industrial Engineering Management Science Business Administration Public Administration Design Studies Design Management Process Technology Industrial Design

Construction Management & Engineering Staff: 18 Ph.D.: 10 Vacancies: –Assistant professor in construction management –2 Ph.D. students: Communication in construction processes Key Performance Indicators

Design Research at CME aiming at improving the effectiveness and efficiency of design processes in general and in construction industry Geert Dewulf, professor of planning and development Isabelle Reymen, assistant professor design management Karel Veenvliet, assistant professor design management Saad Al’Jibouri on constructability and risk management Joop Halman, Andreas Hartmann, Hans Voordijk on innovation processes, platform driven development, (new) product development Henny ter Huerne on design processes

Research perspectives management perspective supply perspective demand perspective a f e d b c

Demand perspective a)Design management/demand oUser participation and collaborative design oRole and selection of designers oDesign communication b)Briefing oDesign quality oKey performance indicators and value management

Supply perspective c)Mass customisation: Possibilities and limitations of platform driven design and development of products Engineering to order: value engineering / management d)Design management/supply oDesign reflection and design expertise development of designers oComposition and management of design teams oDesign coordination, design integration Constructability: interface between design and realisation

Management perspective e)Supply chain management and logistics ouse of ICT Design management/organisation f)Innovation management, risk management, planning and control oManaging innovation oDesign tools for risk management (project, corporate and branch level)

Central theoretical focus Systems engineering a requirements driven way of controlling the design process a goal-directed structured and multi- disciplinary design process and a coherent set of design and management principles, techniques and tool especially for a customer order driven engineering

Future Reinforce our focuses Strengthen our research  Collaborate with other groups (research / education)  Demand perspective: architectural design and management (TUDelft, ADMS?)  Supply perspective: mass customisation (TUDelft, TU/e?)  Management perspective: (BBT UTwente, TM TU/e?) Industrial design departments Tool development (user participation, design collaboration, decision support, design management)

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