Development of Product Options for Modular Product Development

Abstract:

Modular product development plays an important role in helping manufacturing companies provide product variety rapidly in achieving competitive advantages. The development of product options plays a significant role by providing a selecting list for customizing, and has a key impact on the development of modular products. A process for product options development has been developed to guide the activities of determining product options and their values. And mathematical models have been brought forward to support decision-makings within the proposed process. A prototype system based on this process and mathematical models has been developed and tested in a machine manufacture plant, with satisfactory results.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 55-57)
• Pages: 2147-2152
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.55-57.2147
• Online since: May 2011
• Authors: Fan Bin Kong, Xin Guo Ming, Lei Wang, Huai Liang Zuo
• Keywords: Modular Product Development, Product Family, Product Options, Product Variety

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