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Methods, tools, and processes for the design and development of individualised products

  • Technical University of Munich

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Abstract

Specialisation and individualisation are general principles in any system and are currently found in the customers' behaviour regarding any consumer good. The individualisation or customisation of complex mechatronical products demands an integrated approach covering business administration, production technologies, as well as product development and computer support. Within this contribution, we would like to focus on product development in mass customisation, i.e. the offer of individualised products that fulfil each customer wish at conditions of mass production. Therefore we would like to present elements of a general product model, a process for planning the structure or architecture of the product, methods supporting that process, i.e. checklists for degrees of freedom and possibilities of realisation as well as flexible matrices, and a computer tool for the designer. The results are useable for a wide range of cases in the area of the development of variant rich products.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of ICED 03, the 14th International Conference on Engineering Design
EditorsAnders Folkeson, Margareta Norell, Ulf Sellgren, Klas Gralen
PublisherDesign Society
ISBN (Electronic)1904670008
StatePublished - 2003
Event14th International Conference on Engineering Design, ICED 2003 - Stockholm, Sweden
Duration: 19 Aug 200321 Aug 2003

Publication series

NameProceedings of the International Conference on Engineering Design, ICED
VolumeDS 31
ISSN (Print)2220-4334
ISSN (Electronic)2220-4342

Conference

Conference14th International Conference on Engineering Design, ICED 2003
Country/TerritorySweden
CityStockholm
Period19/08/0321/08/03

Keywords

  • Configuration management
  • Customisation
  • Product modelling
  • Product structuring
  • Variant management

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