Title :
Modularization in NPD and supplier-buyer partnerships: a mathematical modeling approach
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Matketing, Helsinki Sch. of Econ. & Bus. Inf.
Abstract :
Summary form only given as follows. Modularization facilitates supply chain management as it substantially reduces and standardizes manufacturing processes, subsequently altering the nature of firms´ supplier-buyer partnerships. The mathematical model analyzes the opportunities for modularization with respect to interface constraints at component, module, sub-system, and system levels, and how it is influenced by supplier-buyer partnerships
Keywords :
management; manufacture; manufacturing processes; product development; manufacturing processes; mathematical modelling approach; modularization; new product development; supplier-buyer partnerships; supply chain management; Beverage industry; Constraint theory; Continuous improvement; Environmental economics; Environmental management; Industrial economics; Manufacturing processes; Mathematical model; Printed circuits; Supply chain management;
Conference_Titel :
Management of Engineering and Technology, 1999. Technology and Innovation Management. PICMET '99. Portland International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Portland, OR
Print_ISBN :
1-890843-02-4
DOI :
10.1109/PICMET.1999.808483
