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Exploring the Structure of Complex Software Designs: An Empirical Study of Open Source and Proprietary Code

MacCormack, Alan; Rusnak, John; Baldwin, Carliss Y. - In: Management Science 52 (2006) 7, pp. 1015-1030

This paper reports data from a study that seeks to characterize the differences in design structure between complex … software products. We use design structure matrices (DSMs) to map dependencies between the elements of a design and define … purposeful managerial actions can have a significant impact in adapting a design's structure. This latter result is important …

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Design for Synchronized Flow Manufacturing

Ahmadi, Reza H.; Wurgaft, Herman - In: Management Science 40 (1994) 11, pp. 1469-1483

Firms that build flexibility into their manufacturing system gain a competitive edge from their ability to efficiently produce a mid-variety of products at mid-volumes. In order to realize the competitive edge of flexible systems, manufacturing management has to deal effectively with the greater...

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