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Mario Štorga
University of Zagreb

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Dr Mario Štorga is Professor in the Department of Design in the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture at the University of Zagreb, Croatia. He was a visiting researcher at the Technical University of Denmark, Ecole Centrale de Paris, University of Bath UK, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, and Stevens Institute of Technology USA. He has been visiting professor at Lulea University of Technology since 2015. He was leading researcher for numerous national and international research projects. He has published over 100 scientific papers (journal and conference) and more than 50 industrial reports. He was invited a speaker for numerous academic and industrial workshops and seminars in Croatia and abroad. His scholarly interests include product development methods, product lifecycle management, product and design process formal modelling, engineering design ontology, theory of technical systems, design under uncertainty, knowledge management, information evolution structuring and visualisation, complexity management, innovation management, teamwork modelling and management, systems engineering, cognitive enterprises and systems thinking. More info at: https://www.cadlab.fsb.hr/en/chair/staff/mario-storga-4.

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Conference paper
Published: 05 January 2021 in The Future of Transdisciplinary Design
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In characterizing systems behaviour, complex-systems scientists use tools from a variety of disciplines, including nonlinear dynamics, information theory, computation theory, evolutionary biology and social network analysis, among others. All of these topics have been studied for some time, but only fairly recently has the study of networks in general become a major topic of research in complex engineering systems. The research reported in this paper is discussing how the visually augmented analysis of complex socio-networks (networks of people and technology engaged in a product/service-system (PSS) life cycle) may be applied in engineering design research. Network thinking of the kind described in this paper could be fundamental for developing new and effective techniques for solving the problems in the engineering design research related to the interpretation of the huge amount of data captured during experiments and observations that are more and more used as a main research method. Case studies that are presented illustrate also the significance of the network based research approach in providing insight into ways of improving the design process for complex engineering systems.

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M. Štorga; T. Stanković; Philip Cash; Tim C. McAloone. Visually Augmented Analysis of Socio-Technical Networks in Engineering Systems Design Research. The Future of Transdisciplinary Design 2021, 55 -67.

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M. Štorga, T. Stanković, Philip Cash, Tim C. McAloone. Visually Augmented Analysis of Socio-Technical Networks in Engineering Systems Design Research. The Future of Transdisciplinary Design. 2021; ():55-67.

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M. Štorga; T. Stanković; Philip Cash; Tim C. McAloone. 2021. "Visually Augmented Analysis of Socio-Technical Networks in Engineering Systems Design Research." The Future of Transdisciplinary Design , no. : 55-67.

Journal article
Published: 23 September 2020 in IEEE Access
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Design understanding and needed level of the accompanying spatial skills that enable it depend on information input provided by a visual representation of a design solution. During product development, designers use models to visually represent a design solution. These visual representations can be mediated by various technologies (for example, an immersive virtual reality (IVR) technology or 2D user interfaces such as a monitor display), providing designers with different types of information. Capabilities of an IVR technology such as stereopsis, eye-height reference, spatial updating, and multimodal interaction, have shown a potential to mitigate the cognitive load and the need for highly developed spatial skills enabling design understanding. Nevertheless, specific design understanding aspects for which IVR technology may be beneficial over conventional 2D user interfaces are yet to be clarified. The conducted experiment aimed to explore differences in designers’ spatial perception of spatial properties and relations (affordances) of a design solution in virtual environments (VEs). The design solution was presented by a 3D CAD model in immersive virtual environment (IVE) and non-immersive virtual environment (nIVE). IVE was mediated using the IVR technology ( head-mounted display ; HMD), while nIVE using the conventional 2D user interface (a monitor display, a mouse, and a keyboard). Results indicate that engineering students more accurately perceive spatial properties in the IVE than nIVE. Besides, it is suggested that the likelihood of making the correct judgment of the affordance is similar in both VEs.

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Fanika Lukacevic; Stanko Skec; Marija Majda Perisic; Nikola Horvat; Mario Storga. Spatial Perception of 3D CAD Model Dimensions and Affordances in Virtual Environments. IEEE Access 2020, 8, 174587 -174604.

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Fanika Lukacevic, Stanko Skec, Marija Majda Perisic, Nikola Horvat, Mario Storga. Spatial Perception of 3D CAD Model Dimensions and Affordances in Virtual Environments. IEEE Access. 2020; 8 ():174587-174604.

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Fanika Lukacevic; Stanko Skec; Marija Majda Perisic; Nikola Horvat; Mario Storga. 2020. "Spatial Perception of 3D CAD Model Dimensions and Affordances in Virtual Environments." IEEE Access 8, no. : 174587-174604.

Journal article
Published: 10 September 2020 in Applied Sciences
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The conventional prescriptive and descriptive models of design typically decompose the overall design process into elementary processes, such as analysis, synthesis, and evaluation. This study revisits some of the assumptions established by these models and investigates whether they can also be applied for modelling of problem-solution co-evolution patterns that appear during team conceptual design activities. The first set of assumptions concerns the relationship between performing analysis, synthesis, and evaluation and exploring the problem and solution space. The second set concerns the dominant sequences of analysis, synthesis, and evaluation, whereas the third set concerns the nature of transitions between the problem and solution space. The assumptions were empirically tested as part of a protocol analysis study of team ideation and concept review activities. Besides revealing inconsistencies in how analysis, synthesis, and evaluation are defined and interpreted across the literature, the study demonstrates co-evolution patterns, which cannot be described by the conventional models. It highlights the important role of analysis-synthesis cycles during both divergent and convergent activities, which is co-evolution and refinement, respectively. The findings are summarised in the form of a model of the increase in the number of new problem and solution entities as the conceptual design phase progresses, with implications for both design research and design education.

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Tomislav Martinec; Stanko Škec; Marija Majda Perišić; Mario Štorga. Revisiting Problem-Solution Co-Evolution in the Context of Team Conceptual Design Activity. Applied Sciences 2020, 10, 6303 .

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Tomislav Martinec, Stanko Škec, Marija Majda Perišić, Mario Štorga. Revisiting Problem-Solution Co-Evolution in the Context of Team Conceptual Design Activity. Applied Sciences. 2020; 10 (18):6303.

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Tomislav Martinec; Stanko Škec; Marija Majda Perišić; Mario Štorga. 2020. "Revisiting Problem-Solution Co-Evolution in the Context of Team Conceptual Design Activity." Applied Sciences 10, no. 18: 6303.

Original paper
Published: 03 January 2019 in Research in Engineering Design
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The purpose of the study is to model the micro-scale process patterns which can be identified during team conceptual design activities. A state-transition model has been developed and used to empirically investigate the patterns of design operations during two types of team conceptual design activities: ideation and concept review. The presented work builds on the perception of design problems as ill-defined and implies that conceptual design activities involve the simultaneous development of problems and solutions using three distinctive design operations—analysis, synthesis, and evaluation. The three design operations have been defined as fine-grain design steps performed by design teams when exploring the content of both the problem and the solution dimensions of the design space. Moreover, design operations have been conceptualised as transitions between states of the explored design space, thus providing a basis for the state-transition model. The model’s ability to map and visualise proportions of design operation sequences emerging during ideation and concept review has facilitated the identification of both the activity-specific patterns and patterns that were likely to appear during both types of empirically investigated activities. The two activities exhibited similar patterns, such as alternation of solution synthesis and analysis, sequences of synthesis, analysis and evaluation within solution space, and the potential co-evolution episodes. Nevertheless, divergent traits have been identified for ideation, and convergent traits for concept review, based on the significant differences in proportions of design operations and their sequences.

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Tomislav Martinec; Stanko Škec; Nikola Horvat; Mario Štorga. A state-transition model of team conceptual design activity. Research in Engineering Design 2019, 30, 103 -132.

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Tomislav Martinec, Stanko Škec, Nikola Horvat, Mario Štorga. A state-transition model of team conceptual design activity. Research in Engineering Design. 2019; 30 (1):103-132.

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Tomislav Martinec; Stanko Škec; Nikola Horvat; Mario Štorga. 2019. "A state-transition model of team conceptual design activity." Research in Engineering Design 30, no. 1: 103-132.

Conference paper
Published: 29 October 2018 in MATEC Web of Conferences
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The main objective of this paper is to propose a modified methodology for concept evaluation by applying Axiomatic Design principles. Several drawbacks were recognised during the literature review and application of established Axiomatic Design principles that limit its use for concept evaluation. These drawbacks include the lack of analysis of concepts that violate the Independence Axiom, the application to concepts that are not generated with Axiomatic Design and inclusion of constraints and requirements in the evaluation process. The proposed methodology consists of four steps of which the first one is to analyse the compliance of concepts with a set of functional requirements. Afterwards, to determine the possible violation of the Independence Axiom, non-diagonal elements need to be examined and reangularity and semiangularity values calculated for each concept. Finally, concepts are evaluated in terms of Information Axiom to include requirements, criteria and constraints other than functional requirements. Applying Information Axiom to all concepts regardless of Independence Axiom violation provides insight into the complexity of concepts. The proposed methodology was applied to mobility scooter conceptual design conducted in cooperation with an industrial partner. The partner company provided input and system constraints at the beginning of the project and guidelines for concept development. Constraints were taken into consideration by applying the Information Axiom in which constraints are compared with values measured on prototypes.

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Josipa Delaš; Stanko Škec; Mario Štorga. Application of Axiomatic Design principles in conceptual design. MATEC Web of Conferences 2018, 223, 01008 .

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Josipa Delaš, Stanko Škec, Mario Štorga. Application of Axiomatic Design principles in conceptual design. MATEC Web of Conferences. 2018; 223 ():01008.

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Josipa Delaš; Stanko Škec; Mario Štorga. 2018. "Application of Axiomatic Design principles in conceptual design." MATEC Web of Conferences 223, no. : 01008.

Journal article
Published: 01 January 2018 in Procedia CIRP
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Today’s highly integrated product development practices emphasize the need to transform the engineering education from disciplinary to transdisciplinary. This paper is based on the results of an empirical study designed to introduce a common transdisciplinary design process in engineering education. It aims to validate the hypothesis that engineering disciplines in education share a common engineering design process. It describes the methodology for the development of a Transdisciplinary Engineering Design Education Ontology (TEDEO) for eight major engineering disciplines. It proposes a high-level transdisciplinary engineering design process that consolidates a diverse array of engineering terms and concepts into a generalized model.

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Mehwish Butt; Alyona Sharunova; Mario Štorga; Yasir Imtiaz Khan; Ahmed Jawad Qureshi. Transdisciplinary Engineering Design Education: Ontology for a Generic Product Design Process. Procedia CIRP 2018, 70, 338 -343.

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Mehwish Butt, Alyona Sharunova, Mario Štorga, Yasir Imtiaz Khan, Ahmed Jawad Qureshi. Transdisciplinary Engineering Design Education: Ontology for a Generic Product Design Process. Procedia CIRP. 2018; 70 ():338-343.

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Mehwish Butt; Alyona Sharunova; Mario Štorga; Yasir Imtiaz Khan; Ahmed Jawad Qureshi. 2018. "Transdisciplinary Engineering Design Education: Ontology for a Generic Product Design Process." Procedia CIRP 70, no. : 338-343.

Conference paper
Published: 01 January 2018 in Proceedings of the DESIGN 2018 15th International Design Conference
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The paper represents an explorative step in studying the effect of problem-solving styles on verbal engagement in teams solving a conceptual design task. The selection of VIEW problem-solving style assessment framework provided assumptions on how different style dimensions could affect verbal engagement. The assumptions were tested by setting up a protocol study where teams composed of members with different problem-solving styles solved a conceptual design task. The results of the protocol analysis have revealed the potential effects and provided directions for further research steps.

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Tomislav Martinec; Nikola Horvat; Stanko Škec; Mario Štorga. VERBAL ENGAGEMENT IN TEAMS SOLVING A CONCEPTUAL DESIGN TASK. Proceedings of the DESIGN 2018 15th International Design Conference 2018, 2075 -2086.

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Tomislav Martinec, Nikola Horvat, Stanko Škec, Mario Štorga. VERBAL ENGAGEMENT IN TEAMS SOLVING A CONCEPTUAL DESIGN TASK. Proceedings of the DESIGN 2018 15th International Design Conference. 2018; ():2075-2086.

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Tomislav Martinec; Nikola Horvat; Stanko Škec; Mario Štorga. 2018. "VERBAL ENGAGEMENT IN TEAMS SOLVING A CONCEPTUAL DESIGN TASK." Proceedings of the DESIGN 2018 15th International Design Conference , no. : 2075-2086.

Articles
Published: 22 March 2017 in Journal of Engineering Design
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Recent developments in engineering design management point to the need for more dynamic, fine-grain measurement approaches able to deal with multi-dimensional, cross-level process performance in product design. Thus, this paper proposes a new approach to the measurement and management of individual and teamwork performance in engineering design projects. This integrates multiple, previously disparate, aspects of design management and performance measurement theory in a single framework. Further, a fully realised performance measurement approach is developed, which complements existing management strategies. This framework is synthesised from an extensive review and illustrated via an in-depth case study. As such, this work contributes to performance measurement theory in engineering design and has significant implications for both engineering design research and industry.

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Stanko Škec; Philip Cash; Mario Štorga. A dynamic approach to real-time performance measurement in design projects. Journal of Engineering Design 2017, 28, 255 -286.

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Stanko Škec, Philip Cash, Mario Štorga. A dynamic approach to real-time performance measurement in design projects. Journal of Engineering Design. 2017; 28 (4):255-286.

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Stanko Škec; Philip Cash; Mario Štorga. 2017. "A dynamic approach to real-time performance measurement in design projects." Journal of Engineering Design 28, no. 4: 255-286.

Journal article
Published: 01 November 2016 in Tehnicki vjesnik - Technical Gazette
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Stanko Škec; Mario Štorga; Zlatka Tečec Ribarić. Work sampling of product development activities. Tehnicki vjesnik - Technical Gazette 2016, 23, 1 .

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Stanko Škec, Mario Štorga, Zlatka Tečec Ribarić. Work sampling of product development activities. Tehnicki vjesnik - Technical Gazette. 2016; 23 (6):1.

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Stanko Škec; Mario Štorga; Zlatka Tečec Ribarić. 2016. "Work sampling of product development activities." Tehnicki vjesnik - Technical Gazette 23, no. 6: 1.

Journal article
Published: 01 November 2016 in Tehnicki vjesnik - Technical Gazette
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Proces inovacija zahtjeva značajne resurse, te je stoga za tvrtke od velikog značaja da na transparentan način, uz što manje potrebnog ekspertnog znanja, čim ranije prepoznaju ideje visokog inovacijskog kapaciteta. Aktualna...

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Milan Stevanović; Dorian Marjanović; Mario Štorga. Idea assessment and selection in product innovation – the empirical research results. Tehnicki vjesnik - Technical Gazette 2016, 23, 1707 -1716.

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Milan Stevanović, Dorian Marjanović, Mario Štorga. Idea assessment and selection in product innovation – the empirical research results. Tehnicki vjesnik - Technical Gazette. 2016; 23 (6):1707-1716.

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Milan Stevanović; Dorian Marjanović; Mario Štorga. 2016. "Idea assessment and selection in product innovation – the empirical research results." Tehnicki vjesnik - Technical Gazette 23, no. 6: 1707-1716.

Journal article
Published: 01 October 2016 in Tehnicki vjesnik - Technical Gazette
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Konkurentnost gospodarstva u značajnoj mjeri ovisi o njegovoj sposobnosti da uvodi inovacije. Između istraživača i poslovne prakse postoji suglasnost o velikoj važnosti procesa upravljanja inovacijama, osobito u najranijoj fazi kada...

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Milan Stevanović; Dorian Marjanović; Mario Štorga. Idea management in product innovation – the empirical research results. Tehnicki vjesnik - Technical Gazette 2016, 23, 1285 -1294.

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Milan Stevanović, Dorian Marjanović, Mario Štorga. Idea management in product innovation – the empirical research results. Tehnicki vjesnik - Technical Gazette. 2016; 23 (5):1285-1294.

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Milan Stevanović; Dorian Marjanović; Mario Štorga. 2016. "Idea management in product innovation – the empirical research results." Tehnicki vjesnik - Technical Gazette 23, no. 5: 1285-1294.

Book chapter
Published: 18 May 2016 in Experimental Design Research
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Design research brings together influences from the whole gamut of social, psychological, and more technical sciences to create a tradition of empirical study stretching back over 50 years (Horvath 2004; Cross 2007). A growing part of this empirical tradition is experimental, which has gained in importance as the field has matured. As in other evolving disciplines, e.g. behavioural psychology, this maturation brings with it ever-greater scientific and methodological demands (Reiser 1939; Dorst 2008). In particular, the experimental paradigm holds distinct and significant challenges for the modern design researcher. Thus, this book brings together leading researchers from across design research in order to provide the reader with a foundation in experimental design research; an appreciation of possible experimental perspectives; and insight into how experiments can be used to build robust and significant scientific knowledge. This chapter sets the stage for these discussions by introducing experimental design research, outlining the various types of experimental approach, and explaining the role of this book in the wider methodological context.

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Philip Cash; Tino Stankovic; Mario Štorga. An Introduction to Experimental Design Research. Experimental Design Research 2016, 3 -12.

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Philip Cash, Tino Stankovic, Mario Štorga. An Introduction to Experimental Design Research. Experimental Design Research. 2016; ():3-12.

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Philip Cash; Tino Stankovic; Mario Štorga. 2016. "An Introduction to Experimental Design Research." Experimental Design Research , no. : 3-12.

Articles
Published: 12 June 2015 in Journal of Engineering Design
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Ideation is core to the innovation process, and has been the subject of study across a range of fields, from psychology to engineering. However, despite substantial progress in outcome-based descriptions of idea generation, research has often resulted in more questions than answers. For example, open questions remain with respect to the differences in behaviour related to ideation between novices and experts, the change in rates of ideation over time in different design teams, and the changing role of ideation from conceptual to detailed design. In each of these cases, robust explanation has proved elusive due to difficulties in characterising the ideation process itself. This paper discusses a major new approach for elucidating ideation and its related design processes through direct observation. A novel network visualisation approach is demonstrated in practice for the first time. This uses network analysis to link ideas dynamically to both the engineering context and the wider design process. This linking analysis gives a substantial new insight into what drives ideation and how previously inscrutable results can potentially be explained by linking ideation into other design processes.

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Philip Cash; Mario Štorga. Multifaceted assessment of ideation: using networks to link ideation and design activity. Journal of Engineering Design 2015, 26, 1 -25.

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Philip Cash, Mario Štorga. Multifaceted assessment of ideation: using networks to link ideation and design activity. Journal of Engineering Design. 2015; 26 (10-12):1-25.

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Philip Cash; Mario Štorga. 2015. "Multifaceted assessment of ideation: using networks to link ideation and design activity." Journal of Engineering Design 26, no. 10-12: 1-25.

Journal article
Published: 01 January 2014 in Design Studies
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Philip Cash; Tino Stanković; Mario Štorga. Using visual information analysis to explore complex patterns in the activity of designers. Design Studies 2014, 35, 1 -28.

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Philip Cash, Tino Stanković, Mario Štorga. Using visual information analysis to explore complex patterns in the activity of designers. Design Studies. 2014; 35 (1):1-28.

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Philip Cash; Tino Stanković; Mario Štorga. 2014. "Using visual information analysis to explore complex patterns in the activity of designers." Design Studies 35, no. 1: 1-28.

Conference paper
Published: 01 January 2014 in Proceedings of the International Conference on Advanced Design Research and Education (ICADRE14)
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Mario Storga; Stanko Skec. Intellectual Capital Performance Indicators for Complex Project Management. Proceedings of the International Conference on Advanced Design Research and Education (ICADRE14) 2014, 1 .

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Mario Storga, Stanko Skec. Intellectual Capital Performance Indicators for Complex Project Management. Proceedings of the International Conference on Advanced Design Research and Education (ICADRE14). 2014; ():1.

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Mario Storga; Stanko Skec. 2014. "Intellectual Capital Performance Indicators for Complex Project Management." Proceedings of the International Conference on Advanced Design Research and Education (ICADRE14) , no. : 1.

Journal article
Published: 01 January 2014 in Procedia CIRP
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Ida Midžić; Mario Štorga; Dorian Marjanovic. Energy Quality Hierarchy and “Transformity” in Evaluation of Product's Working Principles. Procedia CIRP 2014, 15, 300 -305.

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Ida Midžić, Mario Štorga, Dorian Marjanovic. Energy Quality Hierarchy and “Transformity” in Evaluation of Product's Working Principles. Procedia CIRP. 2014; 15 ():300-305.

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Ida Midžić; Mario Štorga; Dorian Marjanovic. 2014. "Energy Quality Hierarchy and “Transformity” in Evaluation of Product's Working Principles." Procedia CIRP 15, no. : 300-305.

Book chapter
Published: 04 November 2013 in Tag des Systems Engineering
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Christoph Peters; Stanko Skec; Jan Marco Leimeister; Mario Štorga. Systems Engineering Meets Service Science – Extending the Scope for Holistic Design of Product-Service-Systems Using a Telemedicine Example. Tag des Systems Engineering 2013, 21 -29.

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Christoph Peters, Stanko Skec, Jan Marco Leimeister, Mario Štorga. Systems Engineering Meets Service Science – Extending the Scope for Holistic Design of Product-Service-Systems Using a Telemedicine Example. Tag des Systems Engineering. 2013; ():21-29.

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Christoph Peters; Stanko Skec; Jan Marco Leimeister; Mario Štorga. 2013. "Systems Engineering Meets Service Science – Extending the Scope for Holistic Design of Product-Service-Systems Using a Telemedicine Example." Tag des Systems Engineering , no. : 21-29.

Journal article
Published: 09 September 2013 in Journal of Knowledge Management
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Mario Štorga; Ali Mostashari; Tino Stanković. Visualisation of the organisation knowledge structure evolution. Journal of Knowledge Management 2013, 17, 724 -740.

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Mario Štorga, Ali Mostashari, Tino Stanković. Visualisation of the organisation knowledge structure evolution. Journal of Knowledge Management. 2013; 17 (5):724-740.

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Mario Štorga; Ali Mostashari; Tino Stanković. 2013. "Visualisation of the organisation knowledge structure evolution." Journal of Knowledge Management 17, no. 5: 724-740.

Conference paper
Published: 04 August 2013 in Volume 8: 22nd Reliability, Stress Analysis, and Failure Prevention Conference; 25th Conference on Mechanical Vibration and Noise
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Information seeking is an important part of the engineering design process. In this context the Internet has become a significant source of information, shaping the way engineers work and interact. Current work has focused on characterizing this activity in terms of total time allocated to different information sources or overall tasks, such as evaluating. However, these approaches do not give an understanding of how engineers information seeking affects their problem solving activity and ultimately their performance in the context of the design process. As such, a new approach is needed to decompose the complexity of information seeking activity in order to more effectively support the evolving needs of engineering designers and design researchers. This paper addresses these issues by using an experimental study and network visualization technique to analyze Internet based information seeking activity and its affect on engineers overall performance during the information seeking/feasibility stage of the design process. The study uses both final year trainee engineers and practicing engineers in order to more fully explore the different modes of information seeking activity. With the study complete, the visual network analysis is used to explore patterns of information seeking and other design activity. Based on the results, three clearly differentiated types of information seeking activity are identified and discussed.

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Philip Cash; Tino Stanković; Mario Štorga. An Analysis of Engineers Information Seeking Activity. Volume 8: 22nd Reliability, Stress Analysis, and Failure Prevention Conference; 25th Conference on Mechanical Vibration and Noise 2013, 1 .

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Philip Cash, Tino Stanković, Mario Štorga. An Analysis of Engineers Information Seeking Activity. Volume 8: 22nd Reliability, Stress Analysis, and Failure Prevention Conference; 25th Conference on Mechanical Vibration and Noise. 2013; ():1.

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Philip Cash; Tino Stanković; Mario Štorga. 2013. "An Analysis of Engineers Information Seeking Activity." Volume 8: 22nd Reliability, Stress Analysis, and Failure Prevention Conference; 25th Conference on Mechanical Vibration and Noise , no. : 1.

Journal article
Published: 18 April 2013 in Artificial Intelligence for Engineering Design, Analysis and Manufacturing
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Traceability of information provides the basis for assessing the credibility of engineering information, better understanding it, and making judgments about the appropriateness of its use for a particular design task. The presented research attempts to answer how the proposed traceability methodology and framework could help designers to improve communication, eventually create new channels of communication, and contribute to the creation of shared understanding in collaborative design processes. The discussion of these issues is based on a literature review, empirical research, observations of industrial practice, and feedback from initial implementation. The research is focused on information objects (IOs), archetypically represented in the engineering domain as technical documents that are often complex structures constituted of textual, numerical, and graphical fragments. The presented approach is based on an abstraction of IOs' relationships organized around specific contexts that are defined by a subset of product development ontology. Each IO could be repeatedly represented in various contexts that may contain different subsets of objects and their relationships. Such a representation also acts as a container in which the ontology concept instances are associated with IOs being developed and traced during the design episode. The usage of the proposed traceability methodology is discussed with examples of implementation and possible utilization situations. The paper is focused on explaining how the developed functionalities could help to resolve manifestations of inadequate information flow, which cause communication barriers in engineering companies. In addition, the proposed traceability methodology offers the possibility to record the detailed history of actions and events associated with IOs in the usage process of the product life cycle management systems. Based on the research findings, this paper argues that such a network of the traceability links and relationships may be viewed as a novel design communication channel.

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Neven Pavkovic; Mario Štorga; Nenad Bojčetić; Dorian Marjanovic. Facilitating design communication through engineering information traceability. Artificial Intelligence for Engineering Design, Analysis and Manufacturing 2013, 27, 105 -119.

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Neven Pavkovic, Mario Štorga, Nenad Bojčetić, Dorian Marjanovic. Facilitating design communication through engineering information traceability. Artificial Intelligence for Engineering Design, Analysis and Manufacturing. 2013; 27 (2):105-119.

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Neven Pavkovic; Mario Štorga; Nenad Bojčetić; Dorian Marjanovic. 2013. "Facilitating design communication through engineering information traceability." Artificial Intelligence for Engineering Design, Analysis and Manufacturing 27, no. 2: 105-119.