Complexity Management in Engineering Design – a Primer

• Main Author: Maurer, Maik (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer Vieweg, 2017.
• Subjects: Engineering.; Project management.; Computer-aided engineering.; Complexity, Computational.; Engineering design.; Industrial engineering.; Production engineering.; Complexity.; Project Management.; Engineering Design.; Industrial and Production Engineering.; Computer-Aided Engineering (CAD, CAE) and Design.

The treatise supports understanding the phenomena of complexity in engineering, distinguishes complexity from other challenges and presents an overview of definitions and applied approaches. The historical background of complexity management is explained by highlighting the important epochs, their k...