The Evolution of Modular Product Architectures and the Emergence of Platform Ecosystems

• Main Authors: WOODARD, C. Jason, Clemons, Eric K.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2013
• Subjects: Modularity; Product architecture; Simulation; Computer Sciences; E-Commerce
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sis_research/1929; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/sis_research/article/2928/viewcontent/platform2013_submission_7.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

While a large body of research has examined the advantages and disadvantages of modularity in product design, studies of modularization have tended to focus on settings in which a product’s architecture is determined by a single designer or designers within a single organization. In this paper, we a...