Design of Configuration : A Debate Based on the 5th WDK Workshop on Product Structuring

by Riitahuhta, Asko; Pulkkinen, Antti

• ISBN13: 9783540677390
• ISBN10: 3540677399
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-08-01
• Publisher: Springer Verlag

Table of Contents

Introduction
Views and Experiences of Configuration Management	1	(21)
A. Ritahuhta
Workshop Structure and Comments from Discussion	22	(14)
A. Pulkkinen
Analysis of Customers, Markets and Technology
Record from 1st Group Work	36	(5)
A. Pulkkinen
Even Modular Products can be Unmanageable	41	(8)
K. Aasland
J. Reitan
D. Blackenberg
Structured Sales Process for Configuration	49	(14)
S. Suistoranta
Visualizing Interdependencies in Technical Design	63	(16)
B.J. Oosterman
G.J.C. Gaalman
F.P.J. Kuijpers
Development of Product Portfolios and Module Systems
Record from 2nd Group Work	79	(4)
A. Pulkkinen
Product Structuring for Design Re-use	83	(18)
J.S. Smith
A.H.B. Duffy
Capturing Quality Perceptions in the Design Rational of a Modular Product Concept	101	(16)
M.W. Lange
J. Aslund
Relating Product and Process Structures	117	(12)
A. McKay
A. de Pennington
S.J. Trott
Metrics and Methods for Modularity and Configurability
Record from 3rd Group Work	129	(5)
A. Pulkkinen
Modularisation by Relational Matrices - a Method for the Consideration of Strategic and Functional Aspects	134	(19)
M. Blackenfelt
Enhancing Product Modularisation with Multiple Views of Decomposition and Clustering	153	(16)
S. Jarventausta
A. Pulkkinen
A Framework for Evaluating Commonality	169	(16)
R.B. Stake
Supporting Modeling and IT-Tools
Conclusions and Discussion for Further Research	185	(4)
A. Pulkkinen
Preservation of Engineering Knowledge in Configuration Systems	189	(14)
T. Jensen
Report on Using Product Data Management Software in Managing Modular Products	203	(12)
M. Vainio-Mattila
ValueMap™-a Method for Understanding the Economical Potential of Product Modularization and Cost of Variety	215
T. Larsson
J. Aslund