Companies design and manufacture widely diversified products to satisfy the needs of their
customers and markets. Two issues important to achieving this aim are discussed. The first …

As the marketplace has been changing so rapidly, it has been a key issue for companies to
best meet customers' diverse demands by providing a variety of products in a cost-effective …

The assemble-to-order (ATO) production strategy considers a tradeoff between the size of a
product portfolio and the assembly lead time. The concept of modular design is often used in …

Over the past few years, a number of key issues related to the product family design have
been addressed, and a great deal of work has been done to improve it. Many different tools …

Product family planning is important for mass customization. All the products in a product
family are actually transformed from a common product, which is referred to as baseline …

Production management is a function including a process of planning, directing, controlling,
and organizing ongoing activities to convert inputs into the product. Industrial production …

Functional modeling provides a formal approach to early concept development by directly
translating customer needs into desired product behavior. By first developing product …

As the marketplace is changing so rapidly, it becomes a key issue for companies to best
meet customers' diverse demands by providing a variety of products in a cost-effective and …

Manufacturing different products tailored to the needs of their clients is a real challenge that
industries face today. Current consumers are looking for products that carry a part of their …

This article describes an approach dedicated to routine design of “highly productive”
modular product ranges incorporating principles of functional analysis, Design For Assembly …