Plexus at 13th International DSM Conference
MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, September 14 - 15, 2011

 21st June 2011

Plexus has been selected to present a paper titled: "SHIP DESIGN PROCESS MODELING: CAPTURING A  HIGHLY COMPLEX PROCESS". 
This is a case study highlighting the experiences of the US Navy in using Plexus Planning to model the ship design process.  The paper describes the Plexus user interface for modeling dependency, which has "proved more intuitive to ship design practitioners" than DSM. The robust model framework includes semantic rules and conventions that proved helpful in the capture of knowledge from the diverse perspectives of many subject matter experts.

Dependency and Structure Modelling (DSM) techniques support the management of complexity by focusing attention on the elements of a complex system and how they are related to each other. DSM‐based techniques have proven to be very valuable in understanding, designing and optimising complex systems, including: product architectures, organizations and processes.The International DSM Conference provides a platform for practitioners, researchers, and developers of DSM‐related tools to exchange experiences, discuss trends and showcase results and tools. It also acts as a forum to develop new ideas regarding complexity management in all kinds of industries and from many different perspectives.