Methodical Development of Modular Product Families

Presentation of modern product development methods
With numerous practical examples of varied products
Recommendations for the selection of appropriate methods

Presentation of modern product development methods With numerous practical examples of varied products Recommendations for the selection of appropriate methods

Autorentext

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dieter Krause studied production technology/mechanical engineering and received his doctorate at the Alexander University of Erlangen-Nuremberg. This was followed by leading positions as design manager, technical manager and managing director in mechanical and plant engineering. Since 2005 he has been head of the Institute for Product Development and Design Technology at the TU Hamburg-Harburg. He is a member of the Scientific Society for Product Development (WiGeP).

Dipl.-Ing. Nicolas Gebhardt studied product development and mechanical engineering at the TU Hamburg-Harburg. Since 2011 he is a research assistant at the Institute for Product Development and Design Technology at the TU Hamburg-Harburg in the research group methodical development of modular product families.

Inhalt

Introduction and motivation.- Effects of diversity.- Basics and terminology.- Potentials of modular product families.- Modular product structure strategies.- Methods for developing modular product families.- Effects on product development processes and future trends.