Risk-Based Design Methodology for Ensuring Competitiveness in the Global Engineering Industry

Abstract

The article presents materials on the development of risk-based design methodology as a new stage in the development of the system of design, manufacture, operation, maintenance, repair and disposal of equipment for effective and efficient competitiveness in the global engineering industry. It is shown that traditional design is no longer adequate to global planetary changes accompanied by a reduction in resources, design deadlines, entering the market in a competitive environment and a conflicting global division of labor. It is noted that at present, machinery and technology have become much more complicated, including inconnection with embedded software. Attention is focused on the fact that forecasting and evaluation of behavior, reliability and management of compliance with the requirements of sociotechnical systems in connection with the nonlinear processes of functioning of human-machine systems and degradation for both regular and non-standard conditions require innovative methods and tools. Attention is drawn to the fact that the creation of technology is accompanied by an increase in interrelated man-made, natural and social risks, the primary sources of which are inadequate information both when creating and using technology. For a wide practical application of risk-oriented design, a methodology, methods for risk management at the stages of the life cycle of equipment, state standards are suggested, as well as ways to identify the significance of damages in existing forms of design, technological, and other documentation for products and manufacturing processes, as well as in new types of documents, for example, in terms of risk management. It is noted that further work is currently being planned for the widespread introduction of a risk-based approach in mechanical engineering and related industries of both individual countries and unions to ensure the effective competitiveness of supply chains.

Keywords

• mechanical engineering
• methodology
• systems
• design
• risks
• effectiveness
• efficiency
• competitiveness
• standards