In-House Globalization: The Role of Globally Distributed Design and Product Architecture on Product Development Performance

This paper describes the investigation of the industrial need in standardized products, the role of product architecture in modularization and a suitable product development process implementation. A comprehensive approach of implementing standardized product architecture for an industrial “brownfield development” and a methodology for redesigning existing modularization concepts are the main contents, as well as a detailed overview and assessment of existing modularization approaches in engineering science and industrial practice.

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The Implementation of Product Architecture in Developing Conceptual Design for Passive Grease Trap

Applied Mechanics and Materials ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.761.636 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 761 ◽

pp. 636-640

Author(s):

K. Juffrizal ◽

M.Y. Nidzamuddin ◽

Chee Fai Tan ◽

M.F.B. Abdollah ◽

Z.M. Zulfattah ◽

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Keyword(s):

Product Development ◽

Conceptual Design ◽

Product Architecture ◽

Trap Design ◽

Physical Elements

The procedure, by which the functional and physical elements of a product are arranged, is known as the product architecture. It highlights the interaction between parts of product. It is a phase where the function of a product is assigned to its physical. The role of product architecture in a product development is very vital since a comprehensive choice of the product architecture provides a good idea on how the functions are understood and how a standardization is achieved. In this regard, this paper presents the following: the product schematic, product cluster, product geometry, and fundamental and incidental product elements interactions of a grease trap design.

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Modeling and Using Product Architectures in Industrial Mechatronic Product Development: Experiments and Observations

Volume 9: 23rd International Conference on Design Theory and Methodology; 16th Design for Manufacturing and the Life Cycle Conference ◽

10.1115/detc2011-47148 ◽

2011 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Andre´s A. Alvarez Cabrera ◽

Maarten J. Foeken ◽

Krijn Woestenenk ◽

Guy Stoot ◽

Tetsuo Tomiyama

Keyword(s):

Product Development ◽

Language Model ◽

Lessons Learned ◽

Product Architecture ◽

Model Generation ◽

Specific Language ◽

Architecture Model ◽

A Company ◽

Direct Use

The goal of this work is to practically determine the role of product architecture models to support communication for improving development practices of complex mechatronic products. This paper contains descriptions, observations, and lessons learned from case studies in which the authors tested a language to represent product architectures during product development in a company, as well as the reasons leading to the use of the specific language/model. The tests include construction of architecture models, direct use of the architecture information, model generation from the architecture model, reuse of architecture model information, clarification of existing documentation, and transition towards model-based product development. The work points out desired characteristics of product architecture models as well as characteristics of the necessary implementation tools and framework.

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The Effect of Role-Based Product Representations on Individual and Team Coordination Practices: A Field Study of a Globally Distributed New Product Development Team

Organization Science ◽

10.1287/orsc.2021.1487 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Elisa Mattarelli ◽

Fabiola Bertolotti ◽

Andrea Prencipe ◽

Amar Gupta

Keyword(s):

Product Development ◽

Field Study ◽

New Product Development ◽

New Product ◽

Individual Development ◽

Product Architecture ◽

Team Coordination ◽

Role Based ◽

The Individual ◽

Globally Distributed

The investigation of the appealing indication that a modular product architecture is best associated to a loosely coupled organizational structure—that is, the mirroring hypothesis—has produced contradictory evidence, especially in the dynamic and ambiguous context of new product development. By integrating modularity theory and product-representation theories, we investigate how individual agency affects coordination in teams developing modular products. We conducted a field study of Flower-Net, a globally distributed team in a major IT company, engaged with the development of a modular software using agile practices. Our grounded model shows that, whereas top managers defined the product as modular and coordinated work accordingly, individuals developed different representations of the product’s architecture and conflicting individual coordination practices. We traced the individual development of product architecture representations back to the individual interpretations of organizational roles as more or less “segmented.” Conflicting individual practices, associated to different role-based product representations, were not addressed by the team—that developed a state of illusory concordance—and impaired the functioning of the team. This study contributes to the literature on modularity and the mirroring hypothesis by proposing individual role-based representations as an underexplored level of analysis for the matching between product and organizational modularity (Mirroring Hypothesis II). It also contributes to the debate on how representations affect team coordination, by detailing how role-based product representations can influence team members’ divergence and sustain illusory concordance.

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