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DSM — EV Vehicle Programme

Fifteen engineering activities of an EV programme carrying 39 dependency marks, computing that the plan's workstream ordering leaves 7 rework loops and that resequencing cuts them to 3, quarantined in three iteration blocks: battery/powertrain/thermal, body/closures/crash and the software–homologation–tooling–pilot tail.

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EV programme — engineering dependency structureProcess DSM · IR/FAD — read across a row for that element's inputs; marks above the diagonal are feedback.As declared232323222233222323232322Programme brief1Styling freeze2Package layout3Body structure4Closures5Chassis tuning6Battery pack7Powertrain match8Thermal loop9HV harness10Vehicle software11Crash simulation12Homologation13Tooling release14Pilot build15Programme briefStyling freezePackage layoutBody structureClosuresChassis tuningBattery packPowertrain matchThermal loopHV harnessVehicle softwareCrash simulationHomologationTooling releasePilot buildPartitioned sequence232323222233222323232322123Programme brief1Battery pack2Powertrain match3Thermal loop4Package layout5Styling freeze6Body structure7Closures8Crash simulation9Chassis tuning10HV harness11Vehicle software12Homologation13Tooling release14Pilot build15Programme briefBattery packPowertrain matchThermal loopPackage layoutStyling freezeBody structureClosuresCrash simulationChassis tuningHV harnessVehicle softwareHomologationTooling releasePilot buildinout0427232234223522323132423131417 feedback marks reduced to 3 across 3 iteration blocks.15 activities · 39 dependency marks · density 19% · 7 sequenced stages · largest block 4Sequence runs top-left to bottom-right; 3 remaining feedback marks sit inside the boxed blocks.Highest fan-out: Battery pack (feeds 7) · highest fan-in: Vehicle software (needs 4)Block 1 · positions 2–4 · Battery pack, Powertrain match, Thermal loopBlock 2 · positions 7–9 · Body structure, Closures, Crash simulationBlock 3 · positions 12–15 · Vehicle software, Homologation, Tooling release, Pilot builddependencystrength 3feedback (rework)iteration blockdiagonal (self)

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title "EV programme — engineering dependency structure"
mode process
convention ir-fad

# The element order below is the programme plan's own WBS order: grouped
# by workstream, which is exactly why the as-declared matrix is so noisy.
elements: Programme brief, Styling freeze, Package layout, Body structure, Closures
elements: Chassis tuning, Battery pack, Powertrain match, Thermal loop, HV harness
elements: Vehicle software, Crash simulation, Homologation, Tooling release, Pilot build

Styling freeze    <- Programme brief, Package layout(2)
Package layout    <- Programme brief, Battery pack(3), Thermal loop(2)
Body structure    <- Package layout(3), Styling freeze(2), Crash simulation(3)
Closures          <- Styling freeze(2), Body structure(2)
Chassis tuning    <- Package layout, Battery pack(2), Body structure
Battery pack      <- Programme brief, Thermal loop(2)
Powertrain match  <- Programme brief, Battery pack(3)
Thermal loop      <- Battery pack(3), Powertrain match(2)
HV harness        <- Battery pack(2), Package layout, Body structure
Vehicle software  <- HV harness(2), Powertrain match, Battery pack
Crash simulation  <- Body structure(3), Battery pack(2), Closures
Homologation      <- Crash simulation(3), Vehicle software(2), Powertrain match
Tooling release   <- Body structure(3), Closures(2), Homologation
Pilot build       <- Tooling release(3), HV harness(2), Chassis tuning, Vehicle software
Vehicle software  <- Pilot build(2)      # regressions found on the pilot line