As you already know, maximizing long-term profits for your company requires you to manage your portfolio of products with skill and finesse. But what if your product portfolio is based on a platform? ...

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...

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...

To stay competitive in today’s business climate, industrial companies are increasingly turning to digital tools to help them manage their products and portfolio with a strategic and data-driven approa...

Managing information to enable and drive operations has become a critical ability in today’s ever-faster and more complex business world. Increasingly a worn buzzword, the term “digitalization” has em...

Modular programming has been around since the 60s and is a foundation of any good software architecture. Across many industries that were once hardware-dominated, software architecture is surfacing as...

Cost of complexity is a term often used to describe the costs that are caused by introducing new product platforms and products, as well as managing the variety of products produced. Many different pr...

Does your Product Design Methodology Support your Company Strategy? Most companies today are operating in multiple market segments and regions where customers demand unique products customized to thei...