Product-Oriented Change Propagation and Prediction Approach in Product Family Design

Abstract

The change propagation and prediction in a product family design is discussed in this chapter. In the present situation, product family design is a popular approach in the industry to meet the diversified design needs and customer preferences. In a product family, common components are used by different product variants. The changes in one product variant will flow to the entire family. Therefore, the prediction of change propagation in a family of the product is a challenging task. In the literature, various design change management methodologies have been proposed, but all these methods are limited to a single artifact.