Controlling design variants : modular product platforms
An increasing number of successful manufacturing companies use the notion of modules and product platforms. But, what is a module and how can modular product platforms increase company efficiency? This book describes modular design, the driving forces behind it and how it can help companies shorten developmental lead times, manage a high degree of customization, and reinforce product identity.
Print Book, English, ©1999
Society of Manufacturing Engineers ; ASME Press, Dearborn, MI, New York, ©1999
xiii, 145 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
9780872635142, 0872635147
1131903683