This study explores how a platform approach facilitates the implementation of advanced
service offerings in manufacturing firms. Understanding servitization through a platform …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to review and analyze the modularity literature to
identify the established and emerging perspectives. Design/methodology/approach A …

With intense global competition, many enterprises adopt platform strategies to develop
diverse products with a lower corresponding increase in cost and a shorter lead time. In the …

The continued advancement of computing and digital technologies is transforming markets,
economics, businesses, and society. We discuss the characteristics and applications of …

The question this special issue would like to address is how to harvest big data to help
decision-makers to deliver better fact-based decisions aimed at improving performance or to …

The maturity of Industry 4.0 technologies such as the Internet of Things and cloud computing
has accelerated the development of various platforms. In new energy vehicle (NEV) …

The interlocks between smart product platforming (SPP) powered by Artificial Intelligence
(AI) and Generative AI, big data analytics, and machine learning are still in their infancy …

Changeable manufacturing and platform-based co-development of products and
manufacturing systems are becoming increasingly relevant for industrial manufacturing in …

Digital platforms can use application programming interfaces (APIs) to support third‐party
development of new apps and achieve growth at an unprecedented scale. However, there is …

Timing the introduction of new products to the market is an important strategic decision in the
automotive industry. For several reasons, it is also a complex decision problem. First, the …