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The objective with this paper is to discuss the potential in use of multidisciplinary methods in Engineering Design research. The thoughts are based on experiences from several investigations concerning efficiency in product development in industry performed within an interdisciplinary research programme. The investigations include technical, organisational as well as human aspects. A selection of results are presented from studies concerning impact on concurrency and efficiency from implementation and use of development tools and changed work methods in product development processes. The results show implementation of new methodologies and integrated product development to demonstrate high potential for more competitive development processes with shorter lead time and higher over-all quality. Of major importance for successful implementations are simultaneous focus on process efficiency and working conditions, which require a multidisciplinary approach.
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Norell, M. (1998). Competitive Industrial Product Development Needs Multi-Disciplinary Knowledge Acquisition. In: Duffy, A.H.B. (eds) The Design Productivity Debate. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-1538-0_6
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