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Advances in Product Family and Product Platform Design

Methods & Applications

  • Presents state-of-the-art methods and tools for product family and product platform design
  • Adopts an integrated, systems view on product family and product platform design
  • Details successful applications and case studies from a variety of industries
  • Combines contributions from leading experts from industry as well as academia
  • Is accessible to novice practitioners as well as experienced designers and engineers
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (30 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xviii
  2. A Review of Recent Literature in Product Family Design and Platform-Based Product Development

    • Zhila Pirmoradi, G. Gary Wang, Timothy W. Simpson
    Pages 1-46
  3. Platform Planning and Strategy

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 47-47
    2. Crafting Platform Strategy Based on Anticipated Benefits and Costs

      • Bruce G. Cameron, Edward F. Crawley
      Pages 49-70
    3. Multidisciplinary Domains Association in Product Family Design

      • Hoda ElMaraghy, Tarek AlGeddawy
      Pages 71-89
    4. Platform Valuation for Product Family Design

      • Seung Ki Moon, Timothy W. Simpson
      Pages 179-198
  4. Platform Architecting and Design

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 199-199
    2. Architectural Decomposition: The Role of Granularity and Decomposition Viewpoint

      • Katja Hölttä-Otto, Noemi Chiriac, Dusan Lysy, Eun Suk Suh
      Pages 221-243
    3. Integrated Development of Modular Product Families: A Methods Toolkit

      • Dieter Krause, Gregor Beckmann, Sandra Eilmus, Nicolas Gebhardt, Henry Jonas, Robin Rettberg
      Pages 245-269
    4. One-Step Continuous Product Platform Planning: Methods and Applications

      • Achille Messac, Souma Chowdhury, Ritesh Khire
      Pages 295-321
    5. Defining Modules for Platforms: An Overview of the Architecting Process

      • Katja Hölttä-Otto, Kevin N. Otto, Timothy W. Simpson
      Pages 323-341
    6. A QFD-Based Optimization Method for Scalable Product Platform

      • Xinggang Luo, Jiafu Tang, C. K. Kwong
      Pages 343-365
    7. Cascading Platforms for Product Family Design

      • Jiju A. Ninan, Zahed Siddique
      Pages 367-390
  5. Product Family Development and Implementation

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 391-391

About this book

Advances in Product Family and Product Platform Design: Methods & Applications highlights recent advances that have been made to support product family and product platform design along with successful applications in industry. This book provides not only motivation for product family and product platform design (i.e., address questions about “why and when should we platform”) but also methods and tools to support the design and development of families of products based on shared platforms (i.e. address the “how” and “what” questions about platforming). It begins with a general overview of product family design to introduce the general reader to the topic and then progress to more advanced topics and design theory to help designers, engineers, and project managers plan, architect, and implement platform-based product development strategies for their company. Finally, successful industry applications provide readers and practitioners with case studies and “talking points” to become platform advocates and leaders within their organization.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Dept. Mechanical & Nuclear Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, USA

    Timothy W. Simpson

  • School of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, USA

    Jianxin (Roger) Jiao

  • School of Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering, University of Oklahoma, Norman, USA

    Zahed Siddique

  • Engineering Product Development, Singapore University of Technology and Design, Singapore, Singapore

    Katja Hölttä-Otto

About the editors

Timothy W. Simpson is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical & Nuclear Engineering at The Pennsylvania State University

Jianxin (Roger) Jiao is a Professor in the School of Mechanical Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology

Zahed Siddique is a Professor in the School of Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering at the University of Oklahoma

Katja Hölttä-Otto is a Professor in Design Engineering Product Development at Singapore University of Technology

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Advances in Product Family and Product Platform Design

  • Book Subtitle: Methods & Applications

  • Editors: Timothy W. Simpson, Jianxin (Roger) Jiao, Zahed Siddique, Katja Hölttä-Otto

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-7937-6

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 2014

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4614-7936-9

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4939-5295-3

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4614-7937-6

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVIII, 819

  • Number of Illustrations: 167 b/w illustrations, 149 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Industrial and Production Engineering, Operations Management, Engineering Design, Manufacturing, Machines, Tools, Processes

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eBook USD 169.00
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Softcover Book USD 219.99
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  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book USD 299.99
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  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
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