Bridging the Gap: Bringing the External and Internal Perspectives of Product Architecture Together

What is Modular Product Architecture? Businesses with complex product offerings, composed of multiple technical systems, offered to different markets through different channels, have a challenge in st...
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Systems of Systems: How to Raise Cross-Platform Synergies in Product Development

Modularization is a tool that increases speed when creating a range of designs while improving robustness by limiting the impact of changes. Modularity can be applied to different scopes, be it sub-sy...
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Six Best Practices for Lifecycle Management of Product Architecture Configuration Data

To achieve maximum efficiency in the sales-to-delivery process, automation is a key component, with one-touch configuration as the ultimate goal. However, many companies need help with creating, docum...
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Is There a Conflict Between Model-Based Systems Engineering and Modularization?

Recently I received an interesting question from one of my colleagues within Modular Management. A customer within the automotive industry was exploring Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) for thei...
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Electronics and PCB Modularization: An Introduction to Modularity in Electronics

With the rapid replacement of mechanical solutions in favor of electronic solutions, many companies are experiencing bottlenecks in new electrical design while at the same time their existing electron...
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What is the Right Number of Variants for a Modular System?

How can Over-Specification of your Modular Products Reduce Complexity Cost? Your different customers have different needs for the performance of a product, driven by their applications and preferences...
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All You Need to Know About Modularization

Since the Industrial Revolution, individuals have come to expect increasingly customized products. The speed of innovation is increasing, driven by digitalization and the fight for sustainability, whi...
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Getting the Most out of Your Platforms Using a Maturity Model

Organizations looking to gain the advantage of economy of scale, while also augmenting the value for their customers, are increasingly turning to configurable platforms and products through modulariza...
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