Improving an existing product family based on commonality/diversity, modularity, and cost

被引：30

作者：

Alizon, Fabrice

Shooter, Steven B. ^{[1
]}

Simpson, Timothy W.

机构：

[1] Bucknell Univ, Lewisburg, PA 17837 USA

[2] Penn State Univ, University Pk, PA 16802 USA

来源：

DESIGN STUDIES | 2007年 / 28卷 / 04期

基金：

美国国家科学基金会;

关键词：

design method(s); design tools; product design; design management;

D O I：

10.1016/j.destud.2007.01.002

中图分类号：

T [工业技术];

学科分类号：

08 ;

摘要：

As product life cycles become shorter and shorter, stakes are higher in terms of sales and profits, making it an imperative for companies to enhance existing product families as much as possible. In this paper, a methodology using the Design Structure Matrix flow, Value Analysis, and the Commonality versus Diversity Index is proposed to improve an existing family of products. These tools assess and improve commonality/diversity trade-off within the family, feature satisfaction through design, and definition of new modules/components and their interfaces. A case study based on a family of refrigerators is detailed in this paper to demonstrate the methodology. (c) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：387 / 409

页数：23

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