Advances in Product Family and Product Platform Design: Methods & Applications

Front Matter....Pages i-xviii
A Review of Recent Literature in Product Family Design and Platform-Based Product Development....Pages 1-46
Front Matter....Pages 47-47
Crafting Platform Strategy Based on Anticipated Benefits and Costs....Pages 49-70
Multidisciplinary Domains Association in Product Family Design....Pages 71-89
Modular Function Deployment: Using Module Drivers to Impart Strategies to a Product Architecture....Pages 91-118
Emphasizing Reuse of Generic Assets Through Integrated Product and Production System Development Platforms....Pages 119-146
Quantifying the Relevance of Product Feature Classification in Product Family Design....Pages 147-177
Platform Valuation for Product Family Design....Pages 179-198
Front Matter....Pages 199-199
A Proactive Scaling Platform Design Method Using Modularity for Product Variations....Pages 201-219
Architectural Decomposition: The Role of Granularity and Decomposition Viewpoint....Pages 221-243
Integrated Development of Modular Product Families: A Methods Toolkit....Pages 245-269
Solving the Joint Product Platform Selection and Product Family Design Problem: An Efficient Decomposed Multiobjective Genetic Algorithm with Generalized Commonality....Pages 271-294
One-Step Continuous Product Platform Planning: Methods and Applications....Pages 295-321
Defining Modules for Platforms: An Overview of the Architecting Process....Pages 323-341
A QFD-Based Optimization Method for Scalable Product Platform....Pages 343-365
Cascading Platforms for Product Family Design....Pages 367-390
Front Matter....Pages 391-391
Global Product Family Design: Simultaneous Optimal Design of Module Commonalization and Supply Chain Configuration....Pages 393-418
Architecture-Centric Design Approach for Multidisciplinary Product Development....Pages 419-447
Product Family Commonality Selection Using Optimization and Interactive Visualization....Pages 449-471
Developing and Assessing Commonality Metrics for Product Families....Pages 473-502
Managing Design Processes of Product Families by Modularization and Simulation....Pages 503-532
Front Matter....Pages 391-391
Design Principles for Reusable Software Product Platforms....Pages 533-558
Considering Human Variability When Implementing Product Platforms....Pages 559-585
Front Matter....Pages 587-587
Building, Supplying, and Designing Product Families....Pages 589-604
Modular Function Deployment Applied to a Cordless Handheld Vacuum....Pages 605-623
Optimal Commonality Decisions in Multiple Ship Classes....Pages 625-645
A Heuristic Approach to Architectural Design of Software-Intensive Product Platforms....Pages 647-681
Customer Needs Based Product Family Sizing Design: The Viper Case Study....Pages 683-706
Product Family Design and Recovery for Lifecycle....Pages 707-735
Application of the Generational Variety Index: A Retrospective Study of iPhone Evolution....Pages 737-751
Designing a Lawn and Landscape Blower Family Using Proactive Platform Design Approach....Pages 753-776
Back Matter....Pages 777-819