The objective in product platform design is to synthesize a set of components that will be shared by a number of product variants considering potential sacrifices in individual product performance that result from parts sharing. A good platform strategy should allow us to specify different levels of commonality for the various features and components of the product family in order to reduce the impact of commonality on performance. In this paper, we formulate the design of platforms for customizable products as a problem of optimization of access in a geometric space. This approach allows us to develop systematically hierarchic product platforms with multiple levels of commonality. We illustrate the proposed approach with a case example: the design of a product platform for a line of customizable electric motors.
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ASME 2002 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference
September 29–October 2, 2002
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Conference Sponsors:
- Design Engineering Division and Computers and Information in Engineering Division
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0-7918-3622-3
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Design of Hierarchic Platforms for Customizable Products
Gabriel Hernandez,
Gabriel Hernandez
Siemens Westinghouse Power Corporation, Orlando, FL
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Janet K. Allen,
Janet K. Allen
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
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Farrokh Mistree
Farrokh Mistree
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
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Gabriel Hernandez
Siemens Westinghouse Power Corporation, Orlando, FL
Janet K. Allen
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
Farrokh Mistree
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
Paper No:
DETC2002/DAC-34095, pp. 567-577; 11 pages
Published Online:
June 18, 2008
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Hernandez, G, Allen, JK, & Mistree, F. "Design of Hierarchic Platforms for Customizable Products." Proceedings of the ASME 2002 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference. Volume 2: 28th Design Automation Conference. Montreal, Quebec, Canada. September 29–October 2, 2002. pp. 567-577. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2002/DAC-34095
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