Development of a methodical approach for Requirements Management in collaborative Networks (ReMaiN)

企业经常与其他企业结盟以实现优势。尤其是对于制造机电系统来说，协作网络是合理的。这可以构成为这些系统的不同组件是由不同的学科（例如电气工程，机械工程）开发和构建的。然而，产品和组织复杂性的处理受到阻碍，因为不同的学科使用自己特定的方法，模型和理解。协作网络面临的挑战主要是如何处理：利益相关者的多样性，需求的多样性以及不同方法的多样性，例如需求管理。随后的例子制造机电一体化系统-自主真空吸尘器-及其专用系统部件-红外屏障-和-充电站-，这是通过一个协作网络实现，将进行调查。因此，确定了几组问题。这些是开发跨需求管理（ReMaiN）方法的协作网络的初始点。第一组集中的问题可以用全球生产和市场的不同要求以及要求的多样性来解释。协作网络的内部和外部利益相关者的需求必须被引出，分析并提供给网络中的每个合作伙伴。第二组问题由不同的需求管理方法表示，这些方法不同步。这些方法还使用不同的学科特定程序和方法。第三组问题包括将需求分配给产品系统的组件或其他系统元素以及协作网络中的负责方。只有对产品质量有明确的认识，才能提高产品质量。因此，ReMaiN的目的是开发一种方法，用于协作网络的联合和同步的需求管理，其中考虑到所解释的一组问题。这种方法必须与标准化的系统模型保持一致。这将简化对复杂性和多样性要求及其与其他要素关系的处理。这种有系统和可转移的方法不仅会提高产品质量。此外，德国作为合作网络制造基地的潜力也将得到加强。

Frequently corporations are aligning with other corporations to networks for realizing advantages. Especially for manufacturing mechatronic systems, collaborative networks are reasonable. This can be constituted as the different components of these systems are developed and built by different disciplines (e.g. electrical engineering, mechanical engineering). However the handling of product- and organizational complexity is impeded, as the different disciplines use their own specific approaches, models and comprehensions. The challenges for collaborative networks are inter alia the handling of: the diversity of stakeholders, the diversity of requirements as well as the diversity of different methodical approaches e.g. for Requirements Management. Subsequent the example of manufacturing the mechatronic system -autonomous vacuum cleaner- and its dedicated system parts -infrared barrier- and -charging station-, which are realized by a collaborative network, will be investigated. Therefore several sets of problems were identified. These are the initial points for the development of a collaborative network spanning Requirements Management (ReMaiN) approach. The first focused set of problems can be explained by diverging requirements as well as diversity of requirements in global production and markets. Requirements of internal and external stakeholders of the collaborative network have to be elicited, analyzed and provided for every partner in the network. The second set of problems is represented by the different Requirements Management approaches which are not synchronized. These approaches also use different discipline specific procedures and methods. The third set of problems includes the assignment of the requirements to the components or other system elements of the product system and the party responsible in the collaborative network. Only with an unambiguous understanding product quality can be increased. Therefore the aim of ReMaiN is to develop an approach for a joint and synchronized Requirements Management for collaborative networks which takes the explained set of problems into account. This approach has to be aligned with a standardized system model. This should simplify the handling of complexity and diversity of requirements as well as their relations with other elements. Such a systematic and transferable approach will not only increase product quality. Also the potential for Germany as a manufacturing location for collaborative networks will be strengthen.