Articles

Guidance on Application of Agile in Combined Hardware and Software Development Projects
Design Society, May 2022.
Jake Drutchas and Steven D. Eppinger

Improving Scaled Agile with Multi-Domain Matrix
International DSM Conference, Montreal, Canada, October 2021.
Nithin Narayanan, Nitin Joglekar, and Steven D. Eppinger

Enhancing Visibility in Agile Program Increment DSMs
International DSM Conference, Cambridge, October 2020.
Harold Stowe, Tyson R. Browning, Steven D. Eppinger, and Jakob Trauer

Technology Readiness Levels: Shortcomings and Improvement Opportunities
Systems Engineering Vol. 23, No. 4, pp. 395-408, 2020.
Alison L.Olechowski, Steven D. Eppinger, Nitin Joglekar, and Katharina Tomaschek

Translating Agile Project Management into a Legacy Industry Context
Innovation and Product Development Management Conference, Antwerp, Belgium, June 2020.​
Tabea Ramírez Hernández, Melanie Kreye, and Steven D. Eppinger

The Structure of Agile Development under Scaled Coordination
International Dependency and Structure Modeling Conference, Monterey, CA: September 2019.
Siddharth Bajpai, Steven D. Eppinger, and Nitin Joglekar

The Structure of DevOps in Product-Service System Development
International Conference on Engineering Design, Delft, The Netherlands, August 2019.
Rajaram Srinivasan, Steven D. Eppinger, and Nitin Joglekar

Design Sprint for Complex System Architecture Analysis
International Conference on Design Theory and Methodology, Quebec, August 2018.
Katja Hölttä-Otto, Valtteri Niutanen, Steven D. Eppinger, Tyson R. Browning, H. Mike Stowe, Riku Lampinen, and Andhikaputra Rahardjo

Assessment of Back-up Plan, Delay, and Waiver Options at Project Gate Reviews
International Conference on Engineering Design, Vancouver, August 2017.
Alison Olechowski, Steven D. Eppinger, Nitin Joglekar

Using Technology Readiness Levels and System Architecture to Estimate Integration Risk
International Conference on Engineering Design, Vancouver, August 2017.
Tushar Garg, Steven D. Eppinger, Nitin Joglekar, Alison Olechowski

A Survey of Technology Readiness Level Users
INCOSE International Symposium, July 2016.
Katharina Tomaschek, Alison Olechowski, Steven D. Eppinger, Nitin Joglekar

Characterizing Design Process Interfaces as Organization Networks: Insights for Engineering Systems Management
Systems Engineering, Vol. 19, No. 2, pp. 158-173, 2016.
Pedro Parraguez, Steven D. Eppinger, Anja Maier

Information Flow through Stages of Complex Engineering Design Projects: A Dynamic Network Analysis Approach
IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, Vol. 62, No. 4, pp. 604-617, 2015.
Pedro Parraguez, Steven D. Eppinger, Anja Maier

Designing a Product Development Organization Based on the Product Architecture
17th International DSM Conference, Ft. Worth, November 5, 2015.
Rodolfo Reyes Luna, Steven D. Eppinger

Technology Readiness Levels at 40: a study of state-of-the-art use, challenges and opportunities
Portland International Conference on Management of Engineering and Technology (PICMET), August 2015.
Alison Olechowski, Steven D. Eppinger, Nitin R. Joglekar

Improving the Systems Engineering Process with Multilevel Analysis of Interactions
Artificial Intelligence for Engineering Design, Analysis, and Manufacturing (AI EDAM) special issue on design of complex engineered systems
Vol. 28, No. 4, pp. 323-337, November 2014.
Steven D. Eppinger, Nitin R. Joglekar, Alison Olechowski, Terence Teo

Evolution of Information Control and Centralisation Through Stages of Complex Engineering Design Projects
International Design Conference – DESIGN 2014, Dubrovnik, May 2014. PDF
Pedro Parraguez, Steven D. Eppinger, Anja M. Maier

Structuring Work Distribution for Global Product Development Organizations
Production and Operations Management
Vol. 22, No. 6, pp. 1557-1575, November/December 2013.
Anshuman Tripathy, Steven D. Eppinger

Managing Iterations in the Modular Real Estate Development Process
15th International DSM Conference, Melbourne, August 2013.
Steven D. Eppinger, Steven Bonelli, Adrian M. Gonzalez

Improving the Systems Engineering Process with Multi-Domain Mapping
15th International DSM Conference, Melbourne, August 2013.
Steven D. Eppinger, Nitin R. Joglekar, Alison Olechowski, Terence Teo

Improving Product Development Process Design: A Method for Managing Information Flows, Risks, and Iterations
Journal of Engineering Design
Vol. 22, No. 10, pp. 689-699, October 2011.
Darian Unger, Steven D. Eppinger

Organizing Global Product Development for Complex Engineered Systems
IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management
Vol. 58, No. 3, pp. 510-529, August 2011.
Anshuman Tripathy, Steven D. Eppinger

Teaching Design for Environment in Product Design Classes
International Conference on Engineering Design, Copenhagen, August 2011.
Michael C. Baeriswyl, Steven D. Eppinger

The Fundamental Challenge of Product Design
Journal of Product Innovation Management, Special Issue on Product Design
Vol. 28, No. 3, pp. 399-400, May 2011.

On the Feasibility of Solar-Powered Irrigation
Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Vol. 14, No. 9, pp. 2669-2682, Dec. 2010.
Leah C. Kelley, Eric Gilbertson, Anwar Sheikh, Steven D. Eppinger, Steven Dubowsky

Comparing Product Development Processes and Managing Risk
International Journal of Product Development, Vol. 8, No. 4, pp. 382-402, 2009.
Darian W. Unger, Steven D. Eppinger

Work Distribution in Global Product Development Organizations
10th International DSM Conference, Stockholm, November 12, 2008.
Anshuman Tripathy, Steven D. Eppinger

A Network Approach to Define Modularity of Components in Complex Products
ASME Journal of Mechanical Design, Vol. 129, No. 11, pp. 1118-1129, November 2007.
Manuel E. Sosa, Steven D. Eppinger, Craig M. Rowles

DSM Models of Globally Distributed Product Development Structures
8th International DSM Conference, Seattle, October 25, 2006.
Anshuman Tripathy, Steven D. Eppinger

A Network Approach to Define Modularity of Product Components
Proceedings of IDETC/CIE Conference, Long Beach, CA, September 2005
Manuel E. Sosa, Anupam Agrawal, Steven D. Eppinger, Craig M. Rowles

A Simulation-Based Process Model for Managing Complex Design Projects
IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, Vol. 52, No. 3, pp. 316-328, August 2005.
Soo-Haeng Cho, Steven D. Eppinger

The Misalignment of Product Architecture and Organizational Structure in Complex Product Development
Management Science, Vol. 50, No. 12, pp. 1674-1689, December 2004. Online Appendix (PDF)
Manuel E. Sosa, Steven D. Eppinger, Craig M. Rowles

Information Hiding in Product Development: The Design Churn Effect
Research in Engineering Design, Vol. 14, No. 3, pp. 131-144, 2003.
Ali Yassine, Nitin Joglekar, Dan Braha, Steven Eppinger, Daniel Whitney

Identifying Modular and Integrative Systems and Their Impact on Design Team Interactions
ASME Journal of Mechanical Design, vol. 125, No. 2, pp. 240-252, June 2003.
Manuel E. Sosa, Steven D. Eppinger, Craig M. Rowles

Modeling Impacts of Process Architecture on Cost and Schedule Risk in Product Development
IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, Vol. 49, No. 4, pp. 428-442, November 2002.
Tyson R. Browning, Steven D. Eppinger

Adding Value in Product Development by Creating Information and Reducing Risk
IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, Vol. 49, No. 4, pp. 443-458, November 2002.
Tyson R. Browning, John J. Deyst, Daniel E. Whitney, Steven D. Eppinger

Factors that Influence Technical Communication in Distributed Product Development:  An Empirical Study in the Telecommunications Industry
IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, Vol. 49, No. 1, pp. 45-58, February 2002.
Manuel E. Sosa, Steven D. Eppinger, Michael Pich, David G. McKendrick, Suzanne K. Stout

Performance of Coupled Product Development Activities with a Deadline
Management Science, vol. 47, no. 12, pp. 1605-1620, December 2001.
Nitndra R. Joglekar, Ali A. Yassine, Steven D. Eppinger, Daniel E. Whitney

A Decision Support Tool for Predicting the Impact of Development Process Improvements
Journal of Engineering Design, Vol. 12, No. 3, pp. 177-199, September 2001.
Peter Cronemyr, Steven D. Eppinger, Anna. Öhrwall-Rönnback

Product Development Process Modeling Using Advanced Simulation
ASME Conference on Design Theory and Methodology, Pittsburgh, PA, September 2001.
Soo-Haeng Cho, Steven D. Eppinger

Patterns of Product Development Interactions
International Conference on Engineering Design, Glasgow, Scotland, August  2001.
Steven D. Eppinger, Vesa K. Salminen

Sourcing By Design:  Product Complexity and the Supply Chain
Management Science, Vol. 47, No. 1, pp. 189-204, January 2001.
Sharon Novak, Steven D. Eppinger

Evaluation of Design Process Alternatives Using Signal Flow Graphs
Journal of Engineering Design, Vol. 11, No. 3, pp.211-224, September 2000.
Ola Isaksson, Sven Keski-Seppälä, Steven D. Eppinger

Designing Modular and Integrative Systems
ASME Conference on Design Theory and Methodology, Baltimore, MD, September 2000.
Manuel E. Sosa, Steven D. Eppinger, Craig M. Rowles

Complex System Product Development: Adding Value by Creating Information and Reducing Risk
Proceedings of the Tenth Annual International Symposium of INCOSE, Minneapolis, MN, July 2000.
Tyson R. Browing, Steven D. Eppinger, John J. Deyst, Jr., Daniel E. Whitney

Product Development Process Capture and Display Using Web-Based Technologies
IEEE Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, La Jolla, CA, October 1998.
Nader Sabbaghian, Steven D. Eppinger

A Design Process Modeling Approach Incorporating Nonlinear Elements
ASME Design Theory and Methodology Conference, Atlanta, GA, no. DETC98-5663, September 1998.
Johan Andersson, Jochen Pohl, Steven D. Eppinger

Using the Design Structure Matrix to Estimate Product Development Time
ASME Design Automation Conference, Atlanta, GA, no. DETC98-6013, September 1998.
Maria Carrascosa, Steven D. Eppinger, Daniel E. Whitney

Deciding Between Sequential and Concurrent Tasks in Engineering Design
Concurrent Engineering: Research and Applications, Vol. 6, No. 1, pp. 15-25, March 1998.
Robert P. Smith, Steven D. Eppinger

Simplifying Iterations in Cross-Functional Design Decision Making
Journal of Mechanical Design, Vol. 119, No. 4, pp. 485-493, December 1997.
Viswanathan Krishnan, Steven D. Eppinger, Daniel E. Whitney

A Planning Method for Integration of Large-Scale Engineering Systems
International Conference on Engineering Design, Tampere, Finland, pp. 199-204, August 1997.
Steven D. Eppinger

A Predictive Model of Sequential Iteration in Engineering Design
Management Science, Vol. 43, No. 8, pp. 1104-1120, August 1997.
Robert P. Smith, Steven D. Eppinger

A Model-Based Framework to Overlap Product Development Activities
Management Science, Vol. 43, No. 4, pp. 437-451, April 1997.
Viswanathan Krishnan, Steven D. Eppinger, Daniel E. Whitney

Identifying Controlling Features of Engineering Design Iteration
Management Science, vol. 43, no. 3, pp. 276-293, March 1997.
Robert P. Smith, Steven D. Eppinger

Generalised Models of Design Iteration Using Signal Flow Graphs
Research in Engineering Design, Vol. 9, No. 2, pp. 1122-123, 1997.
Steven D. Eppinger, Murthy V. Nukala, Daniel E. Whitney

The Coupling of Product Architecture and Organizational Structure Decisions
MIT Sloan School of Management Working Paper, No. 3906, May 1996.
Rosaline K. Gulati, Steven D. Eppinger

Accelerating Product Development by the Exchange of Preliminary Product Design Information
Journal of Mechanical Design, Vol. 117, No. 4, pp. 491-498, December 1995.
Vishwanathan Krishnan, Steven D. Eppinger, Daniel E. Whitney

Systematic versus Intuitive Approaches to Technical Problem Solving: Does it Matter?
MIT Sloan School of Management Working Paper 3716, rev. November 1995.
Marcie J. Tyre, Steven D. Eppinger, Eva M.H. Csizinszky

Predicting Technical Communication in Product Development Organizations
IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, Vol. 42, No. 3, pp. 215-222, August 1995.
Mark D. Morelli, Steven D. Eppinger, Rosaline K. Gulati

A Methodology for Manufacturing Process Signature Analysis
Journal of Manufacturing Systems, Vol. 14, No. 1, pp. 20-34, January-February 1995.
Steven D. Eppinger, Christopher D. Huber, Van H. Pham

A Model-Based Method for Organizing Tasks in Product Development
Research in Engineering Design, Vol. 6, No. 1, pp.1-13, 1994.
Steven D. Eppinger, Daniel E. Whitney, Robert P. Smith, David A. Gebala

Integration Analysis of Product Decompositions
ASME Conference on Design Theory and Methodology, Minneapolis, MN, pp. 343-351, September 1994. LINK
Thomas U. Pimmler, Steven D. Eppinger

Managing the Integration Problem in Concurrent Engineering
MIT Sloan School of Management Working Paper, no. 3594, August 1993.
Kent R. McCord, Steven D. Eppinger

Three Dynamic Problems in Robot Force Control
IEEE Transactions on Robotics and Automation, Vol. 8, No. 6, pp. 751-758. December 1992.
Steven D. Eppinger, Warren P. Seering

Testing an Engineering Design Iteration Model in an Experimental Setting
ASME Conference on Design Theory and Methodology, Scottsdale, AZ, September 1992, pp. 267-276.
Robert P. Smith, Steven D. Eppinger, Amarnath Gopal

Organizing Tasks in Complex Design Projects: Development of Tools to Represent Design Procedures
NSF Design and Manufacturing Systems Conference, Atlanta, GA, January 1992, pp. 301-309.
Steven D. Eppinger, Daniel E. Whitney, David A. Gebala

Methods for Analyzing Design Procedures
ASME Conference on Design Theory and Methodology , Miami, FL, September 1991, pp. 227-233.
Steven D. Eppinger, David A. Gebala

Model-Based Approaches to Managing Concurrent Engineering
Journal of Engineering Design, Vol. 2, No. 4, pp. 283-290, 1991.
Steven D. Eppinger

Interdisciplinary Product Design Education
IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management. Vol. 37, No. 4, November 1990, pp. 301-305.
Steven D. Eppinger, Charles H. Fine, Karl T. Ulrich

Modeling and Experimental Evaluation of Asymmetric Pantograph Dynamics
Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement, and Control. ASME, vol. 110, June 1988, pp. 168-174.
Steven D. Eppinger, David N. O'Connor, Warren P. Seering, David N. Wormley