Value-driven System Engineering Approach addressing Manufacturing, Supply-chain and Aircraft Design in the Decision-Making Process

Abstract

In the last decades, some studies have highlighted that the integration of the product design and supply chain management leads to an increase of the profitability and efficiency of companies. However, considering manufacturing, supply chain and overall aircraft design variables in the early design phase increases the size of the solutions tradespace and thus the complexity in performing the decision-making process. This paper, follow-up of previous research activities addressed within the European project AGILE4.0, demonstrates how to leverage the value-model theory to simplify the decision-process when multiple criteria are accounted in the design phase.