Abstract
In order to get the most out of the potential benefits credited to product modularity, many aspects must be considered during the product structuring. This paper proposes a combination of two methods that have received considerable attention in the context of product modularisation, namely the Module Indication Matrix (MIM) and the component-based Design Structure Matrix (DSM), where the MIM focus on the product strategies aspects and the DSM on the product functional aspects. However, in order to integrate the methods efficiently, it is suggested that the MIM information is arranged into a DSM format, i.e. one result is the strategies DSM. The conventional component-based DSM is here referred to as the functional DSM. Moreover, the usage of the strategies DSM together with the functional DSM is exemplified with the modularisation of a vacuum cleaner. Finally, heuristics and metrics are employed to suggest a modular structure based on the information in the two multiple factor matrices.
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Blackenfelt, M. (2001). Modularisation by Relational Matrices - a Method for the Consideration of Strategic and Functional Aspects. In: Riitahuhta, A., Pulkkinen, A. (eds) Design for Configuration. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-56905-0_12
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