Design Research at CME in Twente
Perspectives on design processes
Isabelle M.M.J. ReymenGeert 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
ManagementScience
• 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
Demand perspective
a) Design management/demando User participation and collaborative designo Role and selection of designerso Design communication
b) Briefingo Design qualityo Key performance indicators and value
management
Supply perspectivec) Mass customisation: Possibilities and limitations of
platform driven design and development of products
Engineering to order: value engineering / management
d) Design management/supplyo Design reflection and design expertise development of
designerso Composition and management of design teamso Design coordination, design integration
Constructability: interface between design and realisation
Management perspective
e) Supply chain management and logisticso use of ICT
Design management/organisationf) Innovation management, risk management,
planning and controlo Managing innovationo Design 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 focusesStrengthen 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 departmentsTool development (user participation, design collaboration,
decision support, design management)
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