Abstract
When implementing a product configuration system in a company making complex and highly engineered
products, many decisions need to be made in the early phases of the project. This article presents
a framework for supporting the initial scoping process and discusses experiences from applying
the framework in an engineering company. The framework covers a number of topics, such as identifying
the users of the configuration system, prioritizing the user requirements, defining the input and
output and considering the overall functionality of the configuration system. Furthermore, the scoping
process considers the availability of product knowledge to model into the configuration system, the
level of detail and which particular product parts and aspects to include in the system.
Original language | English |
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Journal | International Journal of Industrial Engineering and Management |
Volume | 5 |
Issue number | 4 |
Pages (from-to) | 207-220 |
ISSN | 2217-2661 |
Publication status | Published - 2014 |
Keywords
- Product configuration
- Rational Unified Process (RUP)
- Scoping