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CONSTRUCTING A PRODUCT ARCHITECTURE STRATEGY AND EFFECTS (PASE) MATRIX FOR EVALUATION AND SELECTION OF PRODUCT ARCHITECTURES

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 June 2023

Scott E. Rice ,
Samuel A. McKinnon ,
Benjamin C. Sannar ,
Christopher A. Mattson ,
Carl D. Sorensen  and
Michael L. Anderson
Scott E. Rice*
Affiliation:
Brigham Young University;
Samuel A. McKinnon
Affiliation:
Brigham Young University;
Benjamin C. Sannar
Affiliation:
Brigham Young University;
Christopher A. Mattson
Affiliation:
Brigham Young University;
Carl D. Sorensen
Affiliation:
Brigham Young University;
Michael L. Anderson
Affiliation:
United States Air Force Academy
*
Rice, Scott E, Brigham Young University, United States of America, s_rice@byu.edu

Abstract

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Product architecture decisions are made early in the product development process and have far-reaching effects. Unless anticipated through experience or intuition, many of these effects may not be apparent until much later in the development process, making changes to the architecture costly in time, effort, and resources. Many researchers through the years have studied various elements of product architecture and their effects. By aggregating observations on the effects of architecture strategies from a selection of the literature on the topic and storing them in a systematic data set, this information can be recalled in a matrix structure which allows for the identification, comparison and evaluation, and then selection of the most desirable product architecture strategies before expending resources along any development path. This paper introduces this matrix, referred to as the Product Architecture Strategy and Effect (PASE) Matrix, how to construct one, and a demonstration of its use.

Keywords

Product architectureConceptual designEarly design phasesDesign theoryDesign process
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Article
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Proceedings of the Design Society , Volume 3: ICED23 , July 2023 , pp. 1087 - 1096
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