Design for Configuration: A Debate Based on the 5th Wdk Workshop on Product Structuring

1 Introduction.- Views and Experiences of Configuration Management.- Workshop Structure and Comments from Discussion.- 2 Part I: Analysis of Customers, Markets and Technology.- Record from 1st Group Work.- Even Modular Products can be Unmanageable.- Structured Sales Process for Configuration.- Visualizing Interdependencies in Technical Design.- 3 Part 11: Development of Product Portfolios and Module Systems.- Record from 2nd Group Work.- Product Structuring for Design Re-use.- Capturing Quality Perceptions in the Design Rational of a Modular Product Concept.- Relating Product and Process Structures.- 4 Part III: Metrics and Methods for Modularity and Configurability.- Record from 3rd Group Work.- Modularisation by Relational Matrices - a Method for the Consideration of Strategic and Functional Aspects.- Enhancing Product Modularisation with Multiple Views of Decomposition and Clustering.- A Framework for Evaluating Commonality.- 5 Part IV: Supporting Modeling and IT-Tools.- Conclusions and Discussion for Further Research.- Preservation of Engineering Knowledge in Configuration Systems.- Report on Using Product Data Management Software in Managing Modular Products.- ValueMap(TM) - a Method for Understanding the Economical Potential of Product Modularization and Cost of Variety.