A synthesis mapping of approaches, processes, methods and tools from the scientific literature for multidisciplinary product development - Searchable map
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This document introduces a synthesis map of approaches, processes, methods and tools for multidisciplinary product development. The presented map is associated with an article and differs from the one provided in the article in that it is searchable, which makes it easier to pinpoint the approaches, processes, methods and tools. This document comprises a legend and the map. To contextualize the map, multidisciplinary products arise from the integration of contributions from mechanical, electrical, electronics, software, and broadly information and communication technologies. This “multidisciplinarity” implies a higher technical and organizational complexity that can invite companies to adapt their development. To support companies in the adaptation of their development and navigate the dense and fragmented scientific literature corpus on multidisciplinary product development, the authors proposed to graphically organize it. In a first phase, multidisciplinary product development was investigated by analyzing three specific types of multidisciplinary products that can be referred to as “cyber-physical systems”, “mechatronics”, and “smart products and systems” in the literature. This first phase led to three maps which graphically organized a total of 236 “concepts and techniques” identified from 167 scientific papers through an extensive literature review and categorized based on a four-level model paired with a decision tree. A second phase, which result is represented below, introduced some simplifications and filters to the initial maps, which narrow down the number of concepts and techniques for multidisciplinary product development to 61. The following map represents a preliminary repository of concepts and techniques for multidisciplinary product development and serves to support companies in their transformation from the product development perspective by providing them with a synthesized overview of the related literature. This work is particularly suited for companies and researchers looking for getting acquainted with the scientific literature related to multidisciplinary product development and how the different concepts and techniques can be associated. A list of the filtered and merged concepts and techniques is appended to the end of the document.
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This work is licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0 A synthesis mapping of approaches, processes, methods and tools from the scientific literature for multidisciplinary product development Searchable map Authors: Julia GUERINEAU1,*, Louis RIVEST1, Matthieu BRICOGNE2 1École de Technologie Supérieure de Montréal, 1100 Rue Notre-Dame Ouest, Montréal, QC H3C 1K3, Canada 2Université de technologie de Compiègne, Roberval, Compiègne, France Corresponding author: [email protected] Description This document introduces a synthesis map of approaches, processes, methods and tools for multidisciplinary product development. The presented map is associated with an article – see the citation box below – and differs from the one provided in the article in that it is searchable, which makes it easier to pinpoint the approaches, processes, methods and tools. This document comprises a legend and the map. To contextualize the map, multidisciplinary products arise from the integration of contributions from mechanical, electrical, electronics, software, and broadly information and communication technologies. This “multidisciplinarity” implies a higher technical and organizational complexity that can invite companies to adapt their development. To support companies in the adaptation of their development and navigate the dense and fragmented scientific literature corpus on multidisciplinary product development, the authors proposed to graphically organize it. In a first phase, multidisciplinary product development was investigated by analyzing three specific types of multidisciplinary products that can be referred to as “cyber-physical systems”, “mechatronics”, and “smart products and systems” in the literature. This first phase led to three maps which graphically organized a total of 236 “concepts and techniques” identified from 167 scientific papers through an extensive literature review and categorized based on a four-level model paired with a decision tree. A second phase, which result is represented below, introduced some simplifications and filters to the initial maps, which narrow down the number of concepts and techniques for multidisciplinary product development to 61. The following map represents a preliminary repository of concepts and techniques for multidisciplinary product development and serves to support companies in their transformation from the product development perspective by providing them with a synthesized overview of the related literature. This work is particularly suited for companies and researchers looking for getting acquainted with the scientific literature related to multidisciplinary product development and how the different concepts and techniques can be associated. A list of the filtered and merged concepts and techniques is appended to the end of the document. Keywords Multidisciplinary product development; Literature review; Complex products; Product design; Product development; Product engineering; Systems engineering; Agile development; Design methodology; Design methods; Design process; Design toolbox; Literature map; Repository. To cite this map and research data, please cite as: J. Guérineau, L. Rivest, M. Bricogne. (2025). A synthesis mapping of approaches, processes, methods and tools from the scientific literature for multidisciplinary product development, Results in Engineering, vol. 28, 108033. DOI: 10.1016/j.rineng.2025.108033
2 J. Guérineau, L. Rivest, M. Bricogne. 2025 Legend Figure 1 Legend and color code for the identification of similar product development approaches
Approach Process Method Tool APTE FAST Diagram (Software) reuse engineering Backlog Agile Scrum and adaptations Design thinking Sprint User stories Agile framework “TAF” PDCADeming wheel Axiomatic design and its extensions Quality function deployment (QFD) Design structure matrix (DSM) FunctionBehaviorState modelling Bond graph Block diagram Functional modelling Rapid control prototyping FMEA Petri net Objectoriented modelling User/Humancentered design Agentbased modelling Aspectoriented modelling techniques Data-driven design Eco-design Component -based design Interface modelling technique Interface compatibility check Design for X W-model Model/ Hardware/ Softwarein-the-loop Propertydriven development Brainstorming Lifecycle Assessment (LCA) Functional (decomposition) tree Stage-gate Black box & white box analyses Physical and 3D Prototyping SADT Virtual prototyping -3D modelling techniques Extreme programming Platformbased design Contractbased design State chart * MBSE, MBD, MBE, MDD, MDA Functional breakdown and analysis Modular design Kano Virtual commissioning Systems engineering V-model System modelling techniques Modelbased and model driven practices* Figure 2 Synthesis map of approaches, processes, methods and tools for multidisciplinary product development VDI2221 process 3 J. Guérineau, L. Rivest M. Bricogne 2025 Synthesis map of concepts and techniques for multidisciplinary product development Axiomatic design as a method Architectural model Hierarchical design model Components -oriented modelling Knowledgebased engineering Scalable design
4 Level Name Nameintheinitialmaps Nameinthesynthesismap Approach Agilesystemsengineering Axiomaticdesign Approach Leanandsmartproductdevelopment Axiomaticdesignextensions Approach Leanproductdevelopment Eco‐design Approach Leanstartup Sustainabledesign Approach Plan‐drivenSystematicdesign* Scrum Approach Smartengineering ScrumCPS Approach TotalQualityManagement Softwarereuseengineering Process 3‐cycle‐model Reuseengineering Process Agilehybrid Knowledge‐baseddesign Process Agileproductdevelopment Knowledge‐basedengineering Process Agilestage‐gateprocess Functionalbreakdownandanalysis Process Designofintelligentmechatronicsystems Functionaldecomposition Process DisciplinedAgiledelivery Model‐basedandmodel‐drivenpractices Process Integratedproduct,processandmanufacturingsystemdevelopment(IPPMD) MBSE Process Leanstartupprocess CONSENS(MBSE) Process Newproductdevelopment(NPD)process* OOSEM Process S3productdevelopment SYSMOD Process Scrum‐MBSEblack‐box/white‐box DesignforAssembly Process Smartproductdesign‐finiteelementanalysisprocess DesignforControl Process Spiralmodel DesignforDisassembly Process Systemsengineeringprocess(Mechatromic) DesignforEnvironment Process Systemsengineeringprocess(Smart) DesignforIntegration Process VDI2222 DesignforIntelligence Process Waterfall DesignforManufacturing Method Architecture‐baseddesign DesignforManufacturingandAssembly Method Architecture‐drivendevelopment DesignforMiniaturization Method Checklist DesignforQuality Method Co‐development DesignforReliability Method Components‐baseddesign DesignforResilience Method Configurationdesign DesignforSecurityandprivacy Method Constraint‐drivenmethodology DesignforX Method Continuousintegration Aspect‐orientedmodelling Method Creativitymethods Aspect‐orientedmodellingtechniques Method Design‐drivendevelopment Functiontree Method Function‐basedfailurepropagationmethod Functionaldecompositiontree Method Function‐Behavior‐StructuremodellingSoftware‐in‐theloop(SIL) Method Function‐orienteddesign Hardware‐in‐the‐loop(HIL) Method Guidelinesandrules Model/Hardware/Software‐in‐the‐loop Method Hierarchicalmodellingtechnique UnifiedenhancedtimePetrinets Method HierarchicalOOfunctionalmodellingtechnique Petrinet(s) Method Interfacemodel‐basedconfigurationdesign Designsprint Method Interface‐basedarchitectureprocess Sprint Method Layereddesign Hardwaresprint Method Model‐basedparametricdesign Method Model‐centeredcollaborativesystemdesign Method Physicaldecomposition Method Productarchitecturedesign Method Rapidlifecycleassessment Method Service‐orienteddevelopmentmethodology Method Structuredanalysis/design Method Test‐drivendevelopment Method TRIZ Method Unnamedthree‐stepmethod Method Unnamedthree‐stepmethodology Method Userexperiencedevelopment Method Virtualintegration Tool Adayinthelife Tool Activitydiagram Tool Analytichierarchyprocess Tool Bayesiannetwork Tool Behaviourmodelling Tool Case‐basedreasoning Tool Characteristicspropertiesmodelling Tool Component‐basedmodelling Tool Contextdiagram Tool Cubemodel Tool Data‐drivenempiricalmodelling Tool Directedgraph Tool Discreteeventsystemspecification(DEVS) Tool Domain‐mappingmatrix(DMM) Tool Empathymap Tool Faulttreeanalysis Tool Feature‐basedmodelling Tool Flowdiagram Tool Functionandobjectmappingmodel(FOMM) Tool Functionaldependencymatrix Tool Highorderobjectmodel‐HOOM Tool Hornedbeast Tool Houseofquality(HoQ) Tool Hubka‐Eder'smodel Tool Ideagenerationtechniques(6‐3‐5method,ideabee,doubleteammethod,synectics,idea matrixanddesigncatalogues Tool Interfaceclassification Tool Job‐to‐be‐done Tool Levelsofabstractionforsystemdecomposition Tool Lineargraph Tool Matrixofneedsandsatisfiers Tool Megatrendanalysis Tool Mixedandaugmentedprototyping Tool Model‐basedperformanceevaluation Tool Morphologicalmatrixandstructure Tool Multiple‐domainmatrix(MDM) Tool Multipolemodelling Tool Octopusdiagram Tool Ontologicalmodelling Tool Outcomeexpectations Tool Parametricmodelling Tool Port‐basedmodelling Tool Process‐orientedmodelling(CPS) Tool Process‐orientedmodelling(Mechatronic) Tool Propagationtree Tool Pughchart Tool Signalflowanalysis Tool Storyboard Tool Storytelling Tool Sustainableindicatorrepository Tool Taguchitechniques Tool Topologicalmodelling Tool Totallikelihoodofriskpropagation Tool Valueproposition Tool Websemanticontologies *Conceptortechniqueaddedtoeaseoverallcomprehensionininitialmaps J. Guérineau,L.RivestM.Bricogne Asynthesismappingofapproaches,processes,methodsandtoolsfromthescientificliteratureformultidisciplinaryproductdevelopment 2025 Model/Hardware/Software‐in‐the‐loop Functional(decomposition)tree Functionalbreakdownandanalysis (Software)reuseengineering Scrumanditsadaptations Sprint Model‐basedandmodel‐drivenpractices Petrinet Removedblocks Mergedblocks Axiomaticdesignanditsextensions DesignforX Aspect‐orientedmodellingtechniques Eco‐design Knowledge‐basedengineering