LaMantia, Matthew J., Yuanfang Cai, Alan David MacCormack, and John Rusnak. "Evolution Analysis of Large-Scale Software Systems Using Design Structure Matrices and Design Rule Theory." Harvard ...

A design structure matrix (DSM) is a visual analysis tool used for system modelling. Simple and concise, it uses an NxN square matrix to represent the relationships between N system elements. Data ...

The most flexible way to connect signals and instruments is to use a switching matrix. In a test application, there often are many more signals than measuring instruments, necessitating signal ...

This article was updated May 11, 2023. It was originally published June 1, 2017. Engineers often design structures and components out of metals such as steel and aluminum because of their strength and ...

Organizations with hierarchical structures are easily graphed and defined. Often described as "tree structures," they are unambiguous and relatively permanent organizational models, in which each ...

Metal-matrix composites are either in use or prototyping for the Space Shuttle, commercial airliners, electronic substrates, bicycles, automobiles, golf clubs, and a variety of other applications.

MacCormack, Alan, Matthew J. LaMantia, Yuanfang Cai, and J. Rusnak. "Analyzing the Evolution of Large-Scale Software Systems using Design Structure Matrices and Design Rule Theory: Two Exploratory ...