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9th International Design Structure Matrix (DSM) Conference
16 – 18 October 2007, Munich, Germany
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March 21-22, 2007
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November 14-15, 2007
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10th International Design Structure Matrix (DSM) Conference
11 – 12 November 2008, Stockholm, Sweden

The Design Structure Matrix (DSM) is an approach to managing complexity by putting the focus on interdependencies and information flow within and between different domains. It has, over the years, been proven to be very valuable in designing complex systems, optimizing technical systems and product architectures and organizations, densely networked processes and large market structures.

The International Design Structure Matrix (DSM) Conference is the annual forum for practitioners, academics and researchers, and software developers of DSM-related tools, to exchange experiences, development results, trends, and develop new ideas to complexity management in all kinds of industries from different perspectives. This year the conference is hosted by the Jönköping International Business School (JIBS, Sweden) in collaboration with The Royal Institute of Technology (KTH, Sweden), and the Institute for Product Development at the Technische Universität München (TUM, Germany).

More information is available at: www.dsm-conference.org

 
What is the DSM?

The Design Structure Matrix (DSM) is also known as:

  • The Dependency Structure Matrix
  • The Problem Solving Matrix (PSM)
  • Design Precedence Matrix

The Design Structure Matrix (DSM) is a System Analysis and a Project Management tool. 

  • DSM is a System Analysis tool: provides a compact and clear representation of a complex system and a capture method for the interactions/interdependencies/interfaces between system elements (i.e. sub-systems and modules).
  • DSM is a Project Management tool: provides a project representation that allows for feedback and cyclic task dependencies. This is extremely important since most engineering applications exhibit such a cyclic property. This DSM project representation results in an improved and more realistic execution schedule for the corresponding design activities.

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