Research tools for design margins

MARVIN

Research tools for analysing design margins in complex engineered systems

Three integrated modules — parametric margin valuation, top-down margin allocation, and probabilistic margin risk — built around the Margin Value Method.

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Margin Value Analysis

Publications underpinning the Margin Value Method and its applications.

If you use the MVM module in research or industry, please cite the primary method paper. Background and related publications are listed below for context.

Primary method

  1. Brahma, A. & Wynn, D. C. (2021). Margin value method for engineering design improvement. Research in Engineering Design, 32(4), 461–480.

Doctoral thesis

  1. Brahma, A. (2020). Engineering Design Change Propagation and its Mitigation Using Margins. Doctoral dissertation, University of Auckland.

Background & related

  1. Eckert, C. M., Isaksson, O., & Earl, C. F. (2019). Design margins: a hidden issue in industry. Design Science, 5, e9.
  2. Eckert, C. M., Isaksson, O., Eckert, C., & Coeckelbergh, M. (2020). Margins in engineering design: a review. Research in Engineering Design.
  3. See the full Scholarship page for the latest publications by A. Brahma.

How to cite this module

To cite the MVM module within MARVIN, please cite the primary method paper above and link to this site:

Recommended citation Brahma, A. & Wynn, D. C. (2021). Margin value method for engineering design improvement. Research in Engineering Design, 32(4), 461–480. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00163-020-00335-8. Software: MARVIN research tools, Margin Value Analysis module, available at marvin (this site).