TOWARDS ASSESSING THE VALUE OF AEROSPACE COMPONENTS: A CONCEPTUAL SCENARIO

The development of complex products, characterized by long lifecycles and deep supply chains, requires enhanced capabilities to assess, in an early design stage, the value of a solution not merely from a requirements fulfilment perspective. The paper proposes a conceptual scenario, described in terms of activities, inputs, outputs, actors and mechanisms, which details how aircraft components can be developed and assessed with a focus on their value contribution at system level. Moreover, the paper proposes an approach to communicate the lifecycle value contribution of design solutions across a heterogeneous set of value dimensions, drivers and criteria, directly through 3D CAD models. The scenario, together with the methodological and technological tools enabling value assessment, has been created and preliminary validated together with major European aerospace manufacturers