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The Product Synthesis activity, the third module in our Encapsulation Design Model, leads to the definition of how the product will be materialized, i.e. the composition of the design and its parts. The starting point is a selected concept, and the results are a full specification of the product. Parallel to this product synthesis also justifies the realization. The product-related activities and the functions of product and activities need special care, with a focus on the search for proper solutions. Materialization means the definition of producible parts and their assembly, normally called embodiment design.
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Andreasen, M.M., Hansen, C.T., Cash, P. (2015). Product Synthesis. In: Conceptual Design. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-19839-2_8
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