%0 Conference Paper %1 greisel2013design %A Greisel, Markus %A Kissel, Maximilian %A Spinola, Benjamin %A Kreimeyer, Matthias %B 19th International Conference on Engineering Design (ICED) %C Glasgow %D 2013 %I The Design Society %K 2013 IKTD PUK Tagungsbeitrag %P 179-188 %T Design for adaptability in multi-variant product families %X Designing system structures for adaptability offers significant advantages for both customers and producers. But it is not simple, especially when the product is a highly complex product family, for example a heavy duty truck. This paper presents why the application of Design for Adaptability is problematic with existing approaches, if the product is complex. To close the outlined gap in methodology, a new methodical concept is proposed. This is based on Modular Function Deployment and strategic modularization, offering the opportunity for the necessary transparency, to make also very multi-variant products more adaptable. For making the complexity of high variant product families more tangible, this concept is applied on the components of a Generic Product Structure. The modularization is done by defining adaptability drivers and focusing not on interfaces, but on grouping components for distinct reasons. Therefore ‘Strategic Modules’ are defined offering a whole new perspective and transparency of component dependencies. This is shown on a real life product by MAN Truck & Bus AG. The result is a promising methodical concept that should be further developed by future research. %@ 978-1-904670-47-6

@inproceedings{greisel2013design, abstract = {Designing system structures for adaptability offers significant advantages for both customers and producers. But it is not simple, especially when the product is a highly complex product family, for example a heavy duty truck. This paper presents why the application of Design for Adaptability is problematic with existing approaches, if the product is complex. To close the outlined gap in methodology, a new methodical concept is proposed. This is based on Modular Function Deployment and strategic modularization, offering the opportunity for the necessary transparency, to make also very multi-variant products more adaptable. For making the complexity of high variant product families more tangible, this concept is applied on the components of a Generic Product Structure. The modularization is done by defining adaptability drivers and focusing not on interfaces, but on grouping components for distinct reasons. Therefore ‘Strategic Modules’ are defined offering a whole new perspective and transparency of component dependencies. This is shown on a real life product by MAN Truck & Bus AG. The result is a promising methodical concept that should be further developed by future research.}, added-at = {2022-02-05T22:55:10.000+0100}, address = {Glasgow}, author = {Greisel, Markus and Kissel, Maximilian and Spinola, Benjamin and Kreimeyer, Matthias}, biburl = {https://puma.ub.uni-stuttgart.de/bibtex/22e349be56b288543d8337932e9d16151/iktd_group}, booktitle = {19th International Conference on Engineering Design (ICED)}, eventdate = {19-22}, interhash = {b4c8c3e39f2dd368fdb4e3159992ebf2}, intrahash = {2e349be56b288543d8337932e9d16151}, isbn = {978-1-904670-47-6}, keywords = {2013 IKTD PUK Tagungsbeitrag}, language = {Englisch}, month = {August }, pages = {179-188}, publisher = {The Design Society}, timestamp = {2022-02-05T22:29:35.000+0100}, title = {Design for adaptability in multi-variant product families}, venue = {Seoul, Korea}, year = 2013 }