TY - CONF TI - How Analysis and Synthesis Have Been Understood in Design AU - Codinhoto, Ricardo AU - Koskela, Lauri AU - Tzortzopoulos, Patricia AU - Kagioglou, Mike AD - The University of Salford, School of Construction & Property Management, Salford M5 4WT, United Kingdom, E-mail: r.codinhoto@salford.ac.uk AD - The University of Salford, School of Construction & Property Management, Salford M5 4WT, United Kingdom, E-mail: l.j.koskela@salford.ac.uk AD - he University of Salford, School of Construction & Property Management, Salford M5 4WT, United Kingdom, E-mail: p.tzortzopoulos@salford.ac.uk AD - The University of Salford, School of Construction & Property Management, Salford M5 4WT, United Kingdom, E-mail: m.kagioglou@salford.ac.uk PY - 2006 DA - 2006/01/01 T2 - 14th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction C3 - 14th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction CY - Santiago, Chile SP - 121 EP - 134 AB - In the disciplines related to the design of products and services, such as New Product Development and Design Science, there is a lack of a commonly accepted theoretical and methodical basis. This papers starts with the proposition that the ancient method of analysis and synthesis, developed originally by Greek geometers, is the basis of models that have been used to classify and describe the ill structured design problem. In this paper, we examine the possibility of improving our understanding of the design process and therefore lean design management by bringing to light a discussion about the concepts of analysis and synthesis and how these have been interpreted through time. Also, how this concept has been used within engineering design methods. To do so, we investigate how analysis and synthesis have been understood in the literature, indicating similarities and differences between ancient and current understandings. KW - Analysis and synthesis KW - design process KW - engineering design L1 - https://www.iglc.net/papers/details/417/pdf UR - https://www.iglc.net/papers/details/417 DB - IGLC.net LA - English N1 - Export date: 04 October 2026 ER -