期刊名称：Proceedings of the Canadian Engineering Education Association
出版年度：2012
语种：English
出版社：The Canadian Engineering Education Association (CEEA)
摘要：In 2010, an exploratory survey on methods, tools and design techniques (MTT) has led to a better understanding of design practices of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) located in Eastern Quebec. The results of this survey have shown that most companies report having a structured design process, while only some resort to MTT. Following this study, a new research was launched to develop performance indicators for the design process, but also, and more generally, for design projects. To do this, a tool was developed to characterize and evaluate the design practices of companies as a way to establish performance indicators following a longitudinal study. A questionnaire was developed as a tool based on a model of design system consisting of six dimensions (human, management, environment, product, process and techno-scientific). In the questionnaire, each dimension is characterized by different descriptors which are analyzed by four aspects that measure: i) if the descriptors are taken into consideration (the occurrence of the descriptors), ii) the importance of the descriptors according to the project success , iii) the company ’s performance level related on the descriptors and iv) the involvement of partners. For validation purposes, the tool was tested on a pilot basis by eight companies. This paper introduces the questionnaire and the model that directed its construction and the types of analysis that can be conducted using the data collected.
