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

为了实现优势，公司经常与其他公司结盟到网络中。特别是对于制造业的机电一体化系统来说，协同网络是合理的。这可能是因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的特定方法、模型和理解。除其他外，协作网络面临的挑战是如何处理：利益攸关方的多样性、需求的多样性以及不同方法方法的多样性，例如需求管理。随后，将调查通过协作网络实现的机电一体化系统--自主吸尘器--及其专用系统部件--红外屏障和充电站--的制造实例。因此，确定了几组问题。这些是开发跨越需求管理的协作网络(RESTEM)方法的起始点。第一组集中的问题可以用不同的需求以及全球生产和市场需求的多样性来解释。协作网络的内部和外部利益相关者的要求必须被引出、分析并提供给网络中的每个合作伙伴。第二组问题表现为不同的需求管理方法不同步。这些方法还使用不同学科特定的程序和方法。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责任方。只有清醒地认识，才能提高产品质量。因此，RESTEM的目标是开发一种用于协作网络的联合和同步需求管理的方法，该方法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。这应该会简化对复杂和多样化需求的处理，以及它们与其他要素的关系。这种系统性和可转移性的方法不仅会提高产品质量。此外，德国作为协作网络制造地点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.