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DRIVING PRODUCT COMPLEXITY AT AN OPTIMAL DEGREE BY A SET OF KEY FIGURES
Graessler, I.
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Year:
2004
Editor:
Marjanovic D.
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Section:
DESIGN RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY
Page(s):
233 - 238
Abstract:
Using an automotive supplier of electronic and mechatronic components as an example, a solution approach of Complexity Controlling in Product Development is described. Its principle is based on a set of key figures continuously balancing planned and realized re-use. Nature of product complexity implies that it may never be fully described or counted. However, the proposed set of key figures offers a pragmatic solution approach for daily development. Re-use is enhanced by creating transparency and comparing planned with realized degree of re-use. Thus product complexity is pro-actively driven to an optimal degree and high cost reduction potentials are opened up.
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