Integrated and Simultaneous Design for Robotic Assembly: Product Development, Planning...
Integrated and Simultaneous Design for Robotic Assembly: Product Development, Planning...
Determining optimum disassembly sequences in electronic equipment
Computers and Industrial Engineering
Product Development Decisions: A Review of the Literature
Management Science
Product platform design and customization: Status and promise
Artificial Intelligence for Engineering Design, Analysis and Manufacturing - SPECIAL ISSUE: Platform product development for mass customization
Modularity in design of products and systems
IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Part A: Systems and Humans
Component commonality in closed-loop manufacturing systems
Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing
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The benefit of integrating product design decisions and supply chain design decisions has been recognized by researchers. Such integration can facilitate better communication between design teams and operations groups. Consequently, potential supply chain risks can be highlighted and addressed before the launch of a new product. Modularization is one of the most critical elements for both product design and supply chain design decisions as it impacts the assembly sequence and hence the selection of component and module suppliers. However, the impact of modularity level on supply chain performance is still unclear, and thus is the focus of this study. The proposed analytical method incorporates both product design and supply chain design functions, and hence, enables simultaneous consideration of these decisions. The supply chain performances of all two-module and three-module design concepts are fully investigated in an effort to explore the impact of modularity level on supply chain performance. Results show that increased modularity is advantageous for the time-based performance of a supply chain network, whereas decreased modularity yields superiority in terms of cost performance.