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An Open Workshop on Decision-Based Design

An Open Workshop on Decision-Based Design. Kemper Lewis Associate Professor State University of New York (SUNY)Buffalo Buffalo, NY 14260. Wei Chen Associate Professor University of Illinois at Chicago Chicago, IL 60607 . Linda Schmidt Associate Professor University of Maryland

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An Open Workshop on Decision-Based Design

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  1. An Open Workshop on Decision-Based Design Kemper Lewis Associate Professor State University of New York (SUNY)Buffalo Buffalo, NY 14260 Wei Chen Associate Professor University of Illinois at Chicago Chicago, IL 60607 Linda Schmidt Associate Professor University of Maryland College Park, MD 20742-3035

  2. What is the DBD Perspective? • Decision-making is a vital part of design. • DBD practitioners view design as a decision-makingprocessthat maximizes the value of a designed artifact to both the producer and the end-user. • Design occurs in anenvironment characterized by ambiguity, uncertainty and risk, complicating the decision-making process. • DBD processes emphasize establishing value systems to rank expected outcomes of design decisions and incorporating uncertainty and risk handling in predicting the expected outcomes.

  3. Open Workshop Goals • Synthesize a sound theory of Decision-Based Design. • Determine the role of decision-making in design. • Develop consensus on defining the DBD perspective. • Establish the role of DBDwithin design theory and methodology research. • Build a repository of foundational materials that illustrate design as decision-making. • Establish a useful relationship between DBD and other theories(e.g., physics, mathematics, information and management science) • Transfer DBDdecision support methods and tools into industry.

  4. Open Workshop Format • An Open Workshop is always in session, always accessible! • convened November, 1996 • Five years of involving and evolving! • Workshop dialogue via website(instant & dynamic dissemination) • Quarterly newsletter to registrants • 2-3 Supporting meetings annually

  5. Open Workshop on DBD Website –New for 2000 and beyond http://dbd.eng.buffalo.edu • Front-page polling and response opportunity • Progress of workshop • Updates from face-to-face meetings • Interactive submission boards • Deliverables, DBD Links Listserve dbd-list@listserv.acsu.buffalo.edu Register via web site

  6. DBD Open Workshop Participation • 430 Registered Participants (8/15/01) • Representing 32 Countries AND the USA • 81 US Academic Institutions with at least one registrant • 42 Companies • 8 Non-Academic Institutions • 200+ Participants in Face-to-Face Meetings

  7. Open Workshop Website http://dbd.eng.buffalo.edu/

  8. Familiar Workshop Features • Online Registration • Open Research Questions • Position Papers • Reading List • Lexicon Discussion Area • Quick Discussion/Poll Question

  9. Online Registration

  10. Position PaperLinks

  11. Open Research Questions

  12. Research Question DiscussionFormat

  13. Lexicon: Directed Discussion

  14. 2000 Retooling DBD Involvement Strategies • Newsletter publishing schedule to invite registrants to visit site • Front page polling questions to the stimulate discussion. • Town-hall discussionstyle for meetings

  15. Workshop Participation in 2000 and 2001 To Date • Redesigned in February 2000 • Site Traffic Since Redesign • Number of Total (non-distinct) Hits:181,090 • Average Hits per day:341 • Number of Distinct Hits:6,822 RESULT: Visitors averaged 27 return visits in past 18 months

  16. Site is a resource for information Interest exists for developing DBD teaching materials Workshop Visitor Activities

  17. Workshop Polling Topics • “Is QFD a useful approach in Engineering design?” • The Role of Decision Analysis in Engineering Design • Multi-criteria decision making approaches versus single-criterion approach • “Is game theory applicable for decision making in engineering design?” Results: building on the website, reported in the newsletter, and summarized online!

  18. “Is game theory applicable for decision making in engineering design?”

  19. What Happens in Meetings? • Introduce new members to goals • Real-time discussion (summarized on website) • Assessment time • Strategizing time • Identify issues of interest

  20. Meeting Panel and Discussion Topics • Role of DBD Theory in engineering design (ED) • Role of decision analysis in ED • Practical perspectives in DBD • Today: Aggregation of preferences in ED

  21. In Conclusion • We’re glad you’re here! • We want you to be online! • Visit our website and join the discussion! Thank you to Workshop Registrants and the National Science Foundation for making this experience possible.

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