Customers define the functional requirements of products, while manufacturers need to
respond appropriately and provide the market with products that customers will accept [1] …

The automotive industry is a major pillar of the modern global economy and one of Europe's
key industries. There can hardly be any doubt about the important role of this sector as an …

Supply chain agility in capital-intensive industries is argued as strongly linked to the
capabilities of the individual processing assets comprising the chain. Therefore the desired …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is aimed at understanding and identifying the context,
capability requirements, and configurations (3Cs) of modular supply networks in the …

A modularidade aplicada ao desenvolvimento de novos produtos, acompanhada da
terceirização das atividades de produção, tem sido uma estratégia adotada pelas …

A knowledge-based requirements management tool is being developed for the automotive
industry to aid in the specification of modular systems whose development is contracted out …

This study determined whether local manufacturers of light vehicles in South Africa employ
supply chain best practices and strategies. The research design employed was a …

This thesis integrates between three major fields of study: product design, supply chain
management and sustainability. This thesis introduces product design modularity (PDM) as …

Countries are trying to expand their healthcare capacity through advanced construction,
modular innovation, digital technologies and integrated design approaches such as Design …

Automotive companies have used modularity as a strategy applied to new product
development along with the outsourcing of production. To develop products using the …