Robust design as a team sport – mastering upcoming challenges in modern product development

Götz S, Campean F, Eifler T, Husung S, Roth M, Schleich B, Söderberg R, Wärmefjord K (2025)

Publication Type: Journal article

Publication year: 2025

Journal

Proceedings of the Design Society Cambridge University Press

Book Volume: 5

Pages Range: 2821-2830

DOI: 10.1017/pds.2025.10296

Open Access Link: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/proceedings-of-the-design-society/article/robust-design-as-a-team-sport-mastering-upcoming-challenges-in-modern-product-development/BFDFEA825915982531BA4E7296A4633C

Abstract

Robust Design is essential for developing high-quality products by minimizing their sensitivity to variation and uncertainties from diverse sources. Despite the wide range of approaches from industry and research, it faces challenges due to their siloed usage. Motivated to gain a better understanding of these challenges and to derive implications for how to overcome them, this paper discusses different viewpoints on Robust Design, taking into account different life cycle phases, domains, and system levels. This highlights the challenges of enhanced product complexity and shifting focuses, for instance, when it comes to cyber-physical systems or sustainable design, and the need for collaboration. Accordingly, the vision of a collaborative approach to Robust Design in a team is presented, in which the actors’ strengths are combined to further increase efficiency and significance.

Authors with CRIS profile

Stefan Götz Chair of Engineering Design (KTmfk) Benjamin Schleich

Involved external institutions

Technische Universität Darmstadt DE Germany (DE) University of Bradford GB United Kingdom (GB) Technical University of Denmark / Danmarks Tekniske Universitet (DTU) DK Denmark (DK) Technische Universität Ilmenau DE Germany (DE) Chalmers University of Technology / Chalmers tekniska högskola SE Sweden (SE)

How to cite

APA:

Götz, S., Campean, F., Eifler, T., Husung, S., Roth, M., Schleich, B.,... Wärmefjord, K. (2025). Robust design as a team sport – mastering upcoming challenges in modern product development. Proceedings of the Design Society, 5, 2821-2830. https://doi.org/10.1017/pds.2025.10296

MLA:

Götz, Stefan, et al. "Robust design as a team sport – mastering upcoming challenges in modern product development." Proceedings of the Design Society 5 (2025): 2821-2830.

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