A data-driven fuzzy front end model for contextual performance and concurrent collaboration
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Author(s)
Park, Dongmyung
Han, Ji
Childs, Peter RN
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
A data-driven model for the fuzzy front end (FFE) stage in new product development (NPD) programs, with a series of toolkits to decrease uncertainty and ambiguity of parameter processing, has been developed. Parameters produced in toolkits provided in previous models tend to exist independently, without any interrelationship in the contextual performance relationship of a single functional domain nor concurrent collaboration relationship across multiple functional domains. This results in uncertainty and ambiguity triggered by an incorrect interpretation of parameters. The new model involved inferring a single representative FFE scenario wherein diverse FFE performance structures interlock from the contextual performance and concurrent collaboration perspectives by analyzing various real-world FFE scenarios gathered from NPD expert interviews. This representative scenario was embodied into the model with a performative structure, through deployment of toolkits. Users are informed of the purpose, roles, and meanings of parameters and their relationships and thus can infer each parameter from other parameters. This contributes to reduction in uncertainty and ambiguity in processing parameters. This article proposes an FFE execution concept, giving mathematical reasoning behind the performance structure of the model.
Date Issued
2023-02-01
Date Acceptance
2021-03-01
Citation
IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, 2023, 70 (2), pp.660-683
ISSN
0018-9391
Publisher
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Start Page
660
End Page
683
Journal / Book Title
IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management
Volume
70
Issue
2
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Identifier
https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9388788
Publication Status
Published
Date Publish Online
2021-03-29