How to Challenge Fluctuating Requirements : Results from Three Companies

This paper presents the results from a research project conducted by the research group Computer Supported Engineering Design (CSED) in Jonkoping University in Sweden. The project has the aim of increasing companies’ ability to respond to fluctuating requirements when developing new products and product variants. The companies participating in the project represents automotive, aerospace and production equipment industries. Three different cases of applications have been developed and implemented in the companies. Product models ranging from product to knowledge centered for use in the company’s product and technology platforms have been demonstrated and evaluated though interviews with professionals at the companies. To summarize, the results shows that the companies’ abilities to respond to fluctuating requirements have increased albeit concerns have been raised on the maintenance of knowledge in the implementations