Global views on modular design research : linking alternative methods to support modular product family concept development

• Main Authors: Otto, Kevin, Hölttä-Otto, Katja, Simpson, Timothy W., Krause, Dieter, Ripperda, Sebastian, Moon, Seung Ki
• Other Authors: School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Modular and Platform Design; DRNTU::Engineering::Mechanical engineering; Design Methods
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/87818; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/46855
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Modular product platforms have been shown to provide substantial cost and time savings while still allowing companies to offer a variety of products. As a result, a multitude of product platform methods have been developed over the last decade within the design research community. However, compariso...