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SUMMARY:Recommendations for improving communication related factors in eng
 ineering design teams: a literature review - Denniz Dönmez - Technical Un
 iversity of Munich
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CONTACT:Labi Ariyo
DESCRIPTION:Communication is crucial for engineering design teams. It perm
 eates every aspect of their work - from discussions about product specific
 ations to chats shaping social ties. While the power and importance of com
 munication is recognised by many authors few dare to give recommendations 
 for practitioners.\nBuilding on previous research conducted at the Enginee
 ring Design Centre (EDC)\, the aim of Denniz' work was to find recommendat
 ions for improving communication related factors in engineering design tea
 ms. This was approached by a systematic literature review\, spanning multi
 ple disciplines\, such as engineering design\, management science\, sociol
 ogy and psychology.\nFactors relating to communication are categorised int
 o four: information\, the individual\, the team and the organisation. Reco
 mmendations for managerial actions to improve each factor are evaluated ac
 cording to their potential impact in terms of cost and benefits. Findings 
 from literature yield common sense answers but also include some unexpecte
 d results.\n\nAbout the author: Denniz is researching for his diploma thes
 is as part of the degree in engineering from the Institute of Product Deve
 lopment at the Technical University of Munich. He has been working with th
 e chair of Prof. Lindemann before. In parallel\, Denniz studied for anothe
 r degree in Technology Management.
LOCATION:arthur marshall's meeting room (next to EDC loft)\, Inglis Buildi
 ng\, Engineering Department
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