Autor: Sven Hinrichsen

Complexity Determination of Concurrent Engineering Projects

Complexity Determination of Concurrent Engineering Projects

Christopher M. Schlick, Sönke Duckwitz, Sven Hinrichsen, Torsten Licht
The successful management of product development projects presents a key success factor that is based on shorter time-to-market times. Development projects are known for their complexity that often leads to failure in keeping deadlines and overspending of project budgets. Innovative methods for prospective project description and complexity determination are necessary in order to meet the demands made of product development projects’ management. Thus, indicators for achieving an optimized development process can already be attained in the project planning phase.
Industrie Management | Volume 23 | 2007 | Edition 6 | Pages 25-28
A New Work Sampling Estimation and Visualization Procedure

A New Work Sampling Estimation and Visualization Procedure

Christopher M. Schlick, Sven Hinrichsen
The goal of the following article is to introduce a new work sampling estimation procedure along with a usage example, as well as to contrast these with the previous procedure. The new procedure enables the gradual estimation of portions of procedure types without iteration loops. In addition, it also delivers precise estimated values and can consistently process a priori information in small random samples. Furthermore, through visualization, additional decision support about the so-called probability density functions is made available for the industrial engineer in the business.
Industrie Management | Volume 22 | 2006 | Edition 5 | Pages 23-26