Production Platform Development Through the Four Loops of Concern

Daniel G. H. Sorensen (), Jacob Bossen, Mads Bejlegaard, Thomas Ditlev Brunoe and Kjeld Nielsen
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Daniel G. H. Sorensen: Aalborg University
Jacob Bossen: Aalborg University
Mads Bejlegaard: Aalborg University
Thomas Ditlev Brunoe: Aalborg University
Kjeld Nielsen: Aalborg University

A chapter in Customization 4.0, 2018, pp 479-493 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Managing product variety is still an issue in the industry and one that gets a lot of attention. Among several ways to address this issue is the development of platforms. Platforms, for instance, coupled with the use of reconfigurable manufacturing systems, can potentially enable manufacturers to deal with a more dynamic market, an increase in variation and decrease in product lifecycle. The development of these platforms and systems is often difficult to begin and even more so to finish. This paper presents a method for developing and codeveloping product and production system platforms, using concepts from the field of software architecture development. Development and implementation of the method were carried out through case studies in two Danish companies. The method is an iterative approach consisting of four loops with four steps each. It facilitates the utilisation of concepts and tools from software architecture development during the platform development process.

Keywords: Production platforming; Platform development; Codevelopment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-77556-2_30

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