Modular product platforms have been shown to provide substantial cost and time savings
while still allowing companies to offer a variety of products. As a result, a multitude of product …

The present paper presents an overview of existing research on the definition of modular
product design and its benefits. Modularity has been discussed in terms of product …

The product architecture has a significant influence on all phases of the product life cycle.
Many literature sources claim modular product design offers a large range of advantages for …

This paper presents an overview of existing research on measures of product modularity
and methods to achieve modularity in product design. Discussions of the development of …

Customer demands and global markets prompt companies to offer increasing product
variety. The use of modular product structures is a possible strategy for providing the …

In an effort to improve customization for today's highly competitive global marketplace, many
companies are utilizing product families to increase variety, shorten lead-times, and reduce …

Modular product platforms, sets of common modules that are shared among a product
family, can bring cost savings and enable introduction of multiple product variants quicker …

Modular product design methods enable the redesign of complex products to improve
overall product. Different modular design methods exist in the literature, but they have yet to …

An increasing number of successful manufacturing companies use the notion of modules
and product platforms. But, what is a module and how can modular product platforms …

Modularity, a design approach familiar to most designers, is now becoming an integral part
of mainstream strategic management thinking. Growing numbers of global product firms are …