Title :
The influence of architecture in product families
Author_Institution :
Syst. Design & Manage. Program, Massachusetts Inst. of Technol., Cambridge, MA, USA
Abstract :
Productiveness is an issue when it comes to manufacturing. This paper discusses the advantages of using a system architecture approach within the context of product design and development. It shows how the philosophy behind the theory of systems architecting can induce lower costs and shorter schedules, without affecting the specification of the product under development. This also leads to the concept of product families.
Keywords :
architecture; group technology; product design; product development; productivity; product design; product development; product families; productiveness; schedules; system architecture approach; Complexity theory; Computer architecture; Context; Manufacturing; Organizations; Product design; System analysis and design; Product design and development; Product families; System architecture;
Conference_Titel :
Technology Management Conference (ITMC), 2012 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Dallas, TX
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-2133-4
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4673-2132-7
DOI :
10.1109/ITMC.2012.6306386
