Modularization and Platforms Flashcards
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- Product Platform Management
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A platform is a collection of assets that are shared by a set of products.
Components – The part designs of a product, the fixtures and tools needed to make them, the circuit designs, and the programs burned into programmable chips or stored on disks.
Processes – the equipment used to make components or to assemble components into products and the design of the associated production process and supply chain.
Knowledge – design know-how, technology applications and limitations, production techniques, mathematical models, and testing methods.
People and relationships – teams, relationships among team members, relationships between the team and the larger organization, and relationships with a network of suppliers.
