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Effectiveness and quality of the output of designing is strongly influenced by the in-process decisions made by designers. In order to support decision making by using computers, the mechanisms of design thinking and reasoning have to be understood and modeled. This paper proposes an advanced Petri-net as an appropriate tool for modeling design processes together with the decision patterns of designers. It has been developed based on practical observations of design processes. The novel interpretation of tokens and the set of enhanced transition entities support simulation of procedural and contextual decisions.
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Horváth, I., Vergeest, J.S.M., Knoop, W.G. (1999). Using advanced Petri-net for representation of decisions in the design process. In: Kals, H., van Houten, F. (eds) Integration of Process Knowledge into Design Support Systems. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-1901-8_11
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