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Advances in Product Family and Product Platform Design

Methods & Applications

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  • © 2014

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Editors:
  1. Timothy W. Simpson

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

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  2. Jianxin (Roger) Jiao

    1. School of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, USA

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  3. Zahed Siddique

    1. School of Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering, University of Oklahoma, Norman, USA

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  4. Katja Hölttä-Otto

    1. Engineering Product Development, Singapore University of Technology and Design, Singapore, Singapore

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  • 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. Product Family Development and Implementation

    1. Architecture-Centric Design Approach for Multidisciplinary Product Development

      • A. A. Alvarez Cabrera, H. Komoto, T. J. van Beek, T. Tomiyama
      Pages 419-447

    2. Product Family Commonality Selection Using Optimization and Interactive Visualization

      • Ritesh Khire, Jiachuan Wang, Trevor Bailey, Yao Lin, Timothy W. Simpson
      Pages 449-471

    3. Developing and Assessing Commonality Metrics for Product Families

      • Michael D. Johnson, Randolph E. Kirchain
      Pages 473-502

    4. Managing Design Processes of Product Families by Modularization and Simulation

      • Qianli Xu, Roger J. Jiao
      Pages 503-532

    5. Design Principles for Reusable Software Product Platforms

      • Carlos O. Morales
      Pages 533-558

    6. Considering Human Variability When Implementing Product Platforms

      • Christopher J. Garneau, Gopal Nadadur, Matthew B. Parkinson
      Pages 559-585

  2. Applications and Case Studies

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 587-587
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    2. Building, Supplying, and Designing Product Families

      • David M. Anderson
      Pages 589-604

    3. Modular Function Deployment Applied to a Cordless Handheld Vacuum

      • Fredrik Börjesson
      Pages 605-623

    4. Optimal Commonality Decisions in Multiple Ship Classes

      • Michael J. Corl, Michael G. Parsons, Michael Kokkolaras
      Pages 625-645

    5. A Heuristic Approach to Architectural Design of Software-Intensive Product Platforms

      • Carlos O. Morales
      Pages 647-681

    6. Customer Needs Based Product Family Sizing Design: The Viper Case Study

      • Cassandra Sotos, Gül E. Okudan Kremer, Gülşen Akman
      Pages 683-706

    7. Product Family Design and Recovery for Lifecycle

      • Minjung Kwak, Harrison Kim
      Pages 707-735

    8. Application of the Generational Variety Index: A Retrospective Study of iPhone Evolution

      • Gopal Nadadur, Matthew B. Parkinson, Timothy W. Simpson
      Pages 737-751

    9. Designing a Lawn and Landscape Blower Family Using Proactive Platform Design Approach

      • Keith Hirshburg, Zahed Siddique
      Pages 753-776

  3. Back Matter

    Pages 777-819
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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

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