Purpose This paper aims to present a process to generate physics-based trade-off curves
(ToCs) to facilitate lean product development processes by enabling two key activities of set …

Specification of design margins serves the purpose of mitigating the ubiquitous uncertainty
of the engineering design process. This paper addresses the twofold challenge of …

The design of batch food processing plants is complex which requires the use of advanced
simulation and optimisation methods. This paper presents how existing methods for multi …

In the framework of multi-response optimization techniques, the optimization methodology
based on the desirability function is one of the most popular and most frequently used …

Inefficiencies that could be avoided during the product development process account for a
large percentage of the manufacturing cost. To introduce innovative, high-quality products in …

Science is a quest for certainty, but lack of certainty is the driving force behind all of its
endeavors. This book, specifically, examines the uncertainty of technological and industrial …

The key purpose of robust design and tolerancing approaches is the management of
uncertainty. Against this background, it is not surprising that there is a large overlap between …

To minimize the design cost of a complex system and maximize performance, a design team
ideally must be able to quantify reliability and mitigate risk at the earliest phases of the …

La mécanique est tout à la fois une science, un ensemble de technologies et une industrie.
La science a pris conscience de l'impossibilité d'un modèle entièrement déterministe, les …

Decision-making and design in uncertain situations in which information is limited and goals
are ambitious or conflicting are a part of common practices of engineers. Such abilities in …