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This report investigates the issues surrounding design for reuse in order to raise its associated problems for future investigation.
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................C o n t e n t s................ 1. Introduction 2 1.1 Background 2. Design Reuse 3 2.1 Implementation 2.2 Design Reuse Methodology 2.2.1 Design Reuse Model 3. Example of Design Reuse Advantages 8 3.1 Case Study: Ford Australia 4. Design Reuse Problems 11 4.1 Engineering Associated Problems 4.2 Individual Designer Problems 4.3 Organisational Characteristics affecting Design Reuse 4.4 The Design Environment 4.5 Knowledge and Experience 4.5.1 The Process of Conceptualisation 4.6 Market Factors Affecting Design Reuse 5. Conclusions 16 6. References 17 1. Introduction 1.1 Background In today's demanding marketplace, it is essential for companies to stay competitive this has led to an increase in pressure on design teams as they try to reduce costs, time to market as well as add innovation and functionality to their designs. Design reuse principles are seen to be one way to achieve this. There are various definitions of design reuse, one of which is, "reuse is the use of previously acquired concepts and the objects in a new situation" (Prieto & Freeman). This definition refers to the subsequent use...
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