BakerStreet
Design Structure Matrix
Mutiple Domain Matrix (MDM)
Service-Meta model and configuration graph
Dendrograms
Module Partition Process
Function Structure Heuristic
TM³
Project
The megatrend of individualization forces companies to provide products and services tailored for one individual customer in several markets. However, for the companies to remain competitive in the long term, they are also forced to standardize their intern processes for the purpose of the cost reduction. This leads to several conflicts of interests between the provider and the customer. With this background, the concept of modularization offers a potential solution for a wide market coverage through a sufficiently high number of product varieties without additional investments. The design principle of modularization is characterized by separating a complex product in several sub-products (modules). Those modules can be developed and substituted independently, without altering the system.
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