Paper Info
Title
An integrated approach to technology platform and product platform development.
Abstract
Platforms may enable offering a variety of products to the market while keeping the development cost down. Reusing design knowledge is a key concept, whether manifested as reusing parts, ideas, concepts, or technologies. This article describes processes and information technology solutions for holistically working with both technology platforms and product platforms. A platform framework was developed for managing information and to support the processes. The use of the framework is illustrated through a case study performed at a subsupplier in the aerospace industry focusing on technology development, platform-based product development, and platform configuration. A wiki system supports the technology platform, containing electronic guidelines, methods, and information about the technologies. To support the product platform, a product lifecycle management architecture is created. A turbine rear structure from a turbofan engine is used as an example, requiring several different analysis technologies to be used and coordinated when creating a variant. The solution is a product lifecycle management architecture created based on the technology platform. It integrates a product data management system, a computer-aided design tool, two computer-aided engineering tools, and a configurator.
Year
DOI
Venue
2013
10.1177/1063293X12467808
CONCURRENT ENGINEERING-RESEARCH AND APPLICATIONS
Keywords
DocType
Volume
Technology platforms,product platforms,platform development process,information technology support
Journal
21.0
Issue
ISSN
Citations 
1.0
1063-293X
11
PageRank 
References 
Authors
1.09
6
7
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Christoffer Levandowski1244.91
corin stig2111.76
Dag Bergsjö3143.21
Anders Forslund4121.78
Ulf Högman5111.09
Rikard Söderberg6152.58
Hans Johannesson7316.02