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A comparison of the integration of risk management principles in product development approaches

  • Denis Bassler
  • , Josef Oehmen*
  • , Warren Seering
  • , Mohamed Ben-Daya
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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16 Scopus citations

Abstract

The management and reduction of risk is a central part of product development processes. This paper analyses the extent to which four common product development approaches address risks (waterfall model, spiral development, design for six sigma, and lean product development). They are analyzed along the four principles of risk-driven design: 1. Identifying and quantifying risks; 2. Making riskbased decisions; 3. Reducing risks; and 4. Creating resilient PD systems. The analysis shows that the existing PD processes only partially address the four principles of risk-driven design and that they have their specific strengths and weaknesses. The paper concludes with a discussion of preliminary empirical findings through interviews and case studies on how to better integrate risk management principles into product development.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationICED 11 - 18th International Conference on Engineering Design - Impacting Society Through Engineering Design
Pages306-316
Number of pages11
StatePublished - 2011

Publication series

NameICED 11 - 18th International Conference on Engineering Design - Impacting Society Through Engineering Design
Volume3

Keywords

  • Product development process
  • Risk management

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering

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