Product family design and platform-based product development: A state-of-the-art review
- Author
- Jianxin Jiao, Timothy W. Simpson, Zahed Siddique
- Publisher
- Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing · Springer
- Year
- 2007
Summary
Provides a decision framework connecting product-family positioning, platform design, manufacturing and supply-chain considerations. The review brings together the scope of platform-based development, from deciding which market needs a family should serve to organizing its engineering and production approach.
For PLM readers, it places product structures and reuse in a wider decision context: platform choices affect not only design, but also how a product family is manufactured and supported by its supply chain.
Our verdict
Recommended for understanding the full scope of platform-based development. A foundational 2007 review that helps connect market positioning, engineering design and operational decisions rather than focusing on component sharing alone.
Who should read it
- —Product-family and platform strategy teams
- —Engineering and operations leaders aligning design with manufacturing
- —PLM practitioners and researchers studying reuse across functions
How it relates to your work
- —Connect product-family positioning with platform architecture, manufacturing and supply-chain decisions.
- —Use the framework to broaden PLM requirements beyond product-data storage and component reuse.
Keep in mind
- —Published in Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing, volume 18, issue 1, pages 5–29 (2007).
- —The state-of-the-art label refers to the literature at publication, not to today's tools or industry practice.
- —Publisher access may require purchase or an institutional subscription; a verified free full-text copy was not retrieved.