Product family design and platform-based product development has received much attention
over the last decade. This paper provides a comprehensive review of the state-of-the-art …

Product modularity has been discussed in engineering and management literature for over
forty years. During this time span, definitions and views on the meaning of product …

In an environment where supply chains compete against supply chains, information sharing
among supply chain partners using information systems is a competitive tool. Supply chain …

The importance of product design as a main determinant of process design has been
emphasized in operations management literature for decades, but the direct and indirect …

The growing trend for delivering physical products to customers as parts of product service
systems (PSS) is creating a need for a new generation of Computer Aided Design (CAD) …

Purpose-This paper describes research that has sought to create a formal and rational
process that guides manufacturers through the strategic positioning decision …

Traditionally, defining the sequence of assembly tasks is not completed until after the
product design phase, thus, missing a crucial opportunity to realise the benefits of …

Different kinds of design structure are created and used in engineering design and
development processes. Function structures, design grammars and bills of materials are …

Numerous approaches to information modeling exist within chemical engineering
representing product data, work processes, or other information. These models have a …

The aim of this book is to provide a better understanding with as to how to coordinate and
improve decisions about product life cycle, process and supply chain design to improve new …