***M.Sc. Students, this event can count towards one of the six mandatory Research Seminars Series needed to attend (MHS6991 or MGT6991).***
This seminar is being hosted in conjunction with the Major Projects Observatory.
Tyson Browning, PhD
Part I: Research Applications of the Design Structure Matrix (DSM)—45 minutes
The design structure matrix (DSM) is a powerful tool for visualizing, analyzing, innovating, and improving many kinds of systems—including product designs, organizational structures, and process flows. The DSM is a square matrix showing relationships among system elements, which can be product components, software code packages, teams, companies, activities, etc. By analyzing a DSM, one can prescribe a better (e.g., more modular) system architecture or organization. Adding a time-basis to the model enables one to prescribe a faster, lower-risk process. Because the DSM highlights process feedbacks, it helps identify iterations, cycles, and rework loops (key drivers of cost and schedule risk). This presentation will provide several examples of how operations management researchers have used the DSM in varied contexts and applications to publish in top journals.
Part II: Publishing in the Journal of Operations Management—45 minutes
This presentation will provide information about JOM, discuss recent developments and new directions, and answer audience questions.
About the Speaker
Dr. Tyson R. Browning is an internationally recognized scholar, educator, and consultant. He is a full Professor of Operations Management in the Neeley School of Business atTexas Christian University, where he conducts research on managing complex projects (integrating managerial and engineering perspectives) and teaches MBA courses on project management, operations management, risk management, and process improvement. Prior to joining TCU in 2003, Tyson worked mainly in the aerospace industry. He earned a B.S. in Engineering Physics fromAbilene Christian University before two Master’s degrees and a Ph.D. from theMassachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Tyson's research results appear in respected journals such as Decision Sciences, IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, Journal of Operations Management, Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, MIT Sloan Management Review, Production & Operations Management, Project Management Journal, and Systems Engineering. He is the co-author of abook on the Design Structure Matrix (DSM) and the co-Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Operations Management.
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