Design of configurable product family based on existing project deliveries
Turpeinen, Janne (2020)
2020
Konetekniikan DI-tutkinto-ohjelma - Degree Programme in Mechanical Engineering, MSc (Tech)
Tekniikan ja luonnontieteiden tiedekunta - Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences
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Hyväksymispäivämäärä
2020-06-05
Julkaisun pysyvä osoite on
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:tuni-202005115153
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:tuni-202005115153
Tiivistelmä
In an increasingly competitive market, a company needs to find new ways to offer value to customers. A company looking to develop its business should consider analyzing its product structure to see if the product structure is suited to meet these goals. Product structuring is a key part of any strategy aiming to increase sales or profits, as it affects all business process-es during the products life-cycle, from the initial quotations to manufacturing to service. Correctly structured product allows a company to achieve business goals, such as: shorter new product development times and increased spare part sales.
The aim of this thesis is to find out how a company, that delivers complex products as project deliveries, can develop their product structure to support new business strategy, that focuses on creating customer value during the full lifecycle of the product beyond the initial sales-delivery process. The literature analysis focuses on product structures, standardization, modularity and the challenges projecting companies face, when trying to develop their products to be configurable.
In the case study, a product development process known as Brownfield process is used to examine the past project deliveries and the current business environment. Based on these findings and the knowledge gained from literature study, a product family is restructured as configurable product. The aim of this process is to map the relations between customer needs and technical solutions to be used in creating product variants.
The development process used in this thesis is best suited for relatively complex product families, where the company wants to restructure the product to suit the business environment it operates in. While this thesis focuses on Engineer-to-Order product deliveries, the process can be used for all kinds of product across different industries.
The aim of this thesis is to find out how a company, that delivers complex products as project deliveries, can develop their product structure to support new business strategy, that focuses on creating customer value during the full lifecycle of the product beyond the initial sales-delivery process. The literature analysis focuses on product structures, standardization, modularity and the challenges projecting companies face, when trying to develop their products to be configurable.
In the case study, a product development process known as Brownfield process is used to examine the past project deliveries and the current business environment. Based on these findings and the knowledge gained from literature study, a product family is restructured as configurable product. The aim of this process is to map the relations between customer needs and technical solutions to be used in creating product variants.
The development process used in this thesis is best suited for relatively complex product families, where the company wants to restructure the product to suit the business environment it operates in. While this thesis focuses on Engineer-to-Order product deliveries, the process can be used for all kinds of product across different industries.