Abstract
The main result presented in this paper is the Framework for Product Family Master Plan. This framework supports the identification of a product architecture for companies that customize products and services. The framework has five coherent aspects, the market, product assortment, supply-production, organization and work processes. One of the unique results is that these aspects are linked, which make it possible to make explicit recommendations for an architecture (the way a product family should be structured with clear interfaces), architecture elements and consequences. By means of a case study it is shown that the potential EBIT (Earning Before Interests and Taxes) improvement of the case company is 10%.
| Original language | English |
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| Journal | International Journal of Industrial Engineering (Online) |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Pages (from-to) | 25-35 |
| ISSN | 1072-4761 |
| Publication status | Published - 2010 |
Keywords
- Architecture
- Product Family Design
- Product development
- Platform