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Proceedings of the International Conference on
Product Lifecycle Management PLM'10
PLM-SP6, 2010 |
(from Chapter 2: Product/Service Development)
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Title: |
Challenges to create optimal product structure in case of configurable product |
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Author(s): |
Hanna Kropsu-Vehkapera, Harri Haapasalo, Olli Jaaskelainen |
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Address: |
University of Oulu,
P.O. Box 4610, 90014, Finland
hanna.kropsu-vehkapera @ oulu.fi, harri.haapasalo @ oulu.fi, olli.jaaskelainen @ oulu.fi |
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Reference: |
PLM-SP6 - 2010 Proceedings pp. 64 - 74 |
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Abstract/
Summary |
Product structure is important for product process but also for PDM system. Constructing the product structure in case of a configurable product is a challenging task. This study examines the requirements that the configurable product sets to the structure and brings out the major challenges to construct the product structure based on the high technology company examination. The major result is that too little emphasis is given for the product structure in business decisions. This is causing lacks on product configuration rule definitions and leading unmanageable deliverables with too much variation. Also companies still do not have enough knowledge to design optimal product structure and even specialists are unable to give good solutions to that. Practitioners should also notice that constructing the product structure is a key for sustainable product data management solution through product lifecycle. |
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