powerful theory of design and industrial evolution. They argue that the industry has experienced previously unimaginable levels … different approaches, as long as they obeyed the established design rules. Drawing upon the literatures of industrial …

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 …