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This text provides informative, short introductions to the core concepts of Operations Management. This text contains more than 50 concept entries and is fully cross-referenced.An outstanding reference for Operations Management students at all levels.
Platform
Platform
A platform is a generic product architecture from which several product versions can be designed and manufactured by combining different components, called modules.
A recent development of innovation management in terms of product architecture has been the introduction of the product platform.Table 4 summarises the differences between traditional design and platform design.
Table 4 Comparison of the traditional design approach with the modern platform approach | ||
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Traditional Approach | Platform Approach | |
Design of product architecture | Duplicated for each product version | Unique, the platform is designed once |
Design of product component | Specific to each product version – if a component changes, the architecture should be redesigned | Components are attached to unique functionalities and have to respect tight interfacing specifications |
Organisation of design | Team is responsible for the design of a product version | Team is responsible either for the design of ... |
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