Developing a Systematic Method for Constructing the Function Platform of Product Family

A systematic method to construct the function platform for a specific product family is proposed. Based on the function basis and heuristic method, function modules of each product variants existing in the current product family can be identified. These modules as well as their instances can be cate...

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Published in2007 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management pp. 60 - 64
Main Authors Wendan Wang, Xiansheng Qin, Xiutian Yan, Shurong Tong, Quanyou Sha
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 01.12.2007
Subjects
Algorithm design and analysis
Costs
Design optimization
Function Platform
Identification Method
Mechatronics
Performance loss
Product development
Product Family
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Summary:A systematic method to construct the function platform for a specific product family is proposed. Based on the function basis and heuristic method, function modules of each product variants existing in the current product family can be identified. These modules as well as their instances can be categorized according to the relevant design variables. Then two distinct strategies, titled as multi-object optimal selection and similarity-based method separately, are adopted to identify function modules which can be shared among different product variants and can be sequentially used to construct the product platform. As a result, this mixed method can support platform identification for various product family comprised of different kinds of product variants.
ISBN:1424415284
9781424415281
ISSN:2157-3611
DOI:10.1109/IEEM.2007.4419151