设计关联矩阵与发动机设计过程再造

在保证产品设计质量的前提下缩短产品开发周期需要合理规划设计过程，作者针对发动机设计过程提出了一种简单、灵活的设计规划工具-设计关联矩阵，该矩阵直观反映了发动机主要零部件与功能间的关系，可保证设计过程中设计信息的有效、可靠传递，作者结合某汽车制造企业的发动机开发项目，分析了现有设计过程中的主要问题，运用设计关联矩阵对其进行了改进。

Engine Design Process Re-engineering with Design Relationship Matrix

Shortening lead time while maintaining product quality requires planning the design process carefully. A simple, flexible process-planning mechanism for engine design, the Design Relationship Matrix, is used to achieve it. The matrix represents functional as well as structureal velationships between major components to assure that design information is reliably transmitted through the design organization. An investigation of an engine's design process was made in an automobile manufacturer. The authors identified areas for improvement, and synthesized mechanisms to achieve those improvements.