Key Research Findings:

Design Structure Matrix (DSM) Methods and Applications

  • DSMs and their relatives* provide insightful representations of the structure of complex systems.

*Domain mapping matrices (DMMs) and Multidomain matrices (MDMs)

  • DSMs concisely highlight key patterns such as modules, feedback loops, and cycles with highly significant implications for the performance and behavior of complex systems such as products, processes, and organizations.

  • Thousands of researchers and practitioners have benefited.

Key Publications: P6, P12, P33, O20

Book

Eppinger, Steven D. and Tyson R. Browning (2012) Design Structure Matrix Methods and Applications, Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.


Japanese edition (2014)