Abstract
Based on a case-study on design of pharmaceutical production
plants, this paper suggests that modularity may support business
efficiency for companies with one-of-a-kind production and without
in-house manufacturing. Modularity may support efficient
management of design knowledge and may facilitate design reuse. A
consistent use of modularity provides a design readiness that
enables companies to resond faster to customer orders.
Furthermore, modular design provides information structures that
provide embedded coordination of loosely coupled development and
realization processes. The paper describe some findings of a
research study.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Modular Engineering of Production Plants |
| Publication date | 1998 |
| Publication status | Published - 1998 |
| Event | 12th International Conference on Engineering Design: Communication and Cooperation of Practice and Science - Munich, Germany Duration: 24 Aug 1999 → 26 Aug 1999 Conference number: 12 |
Conference
| Conference | 12th International Conference on Engineering Design |
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| Number | 12 |
| Country/Territory | Germany |
| City | Munich |
| Period | 24/08/1999 → 26/08/1999 |