Increasing market pressure, both in the meaning of higher customer demands and more competition, force companies to develop more and more differentiated products with more efficiency and less resources. One approach is the development of the product spectrum as a building set. Within this contribution we would like to present an exemplary process for implementing a building set strategy mainly from the viewpoint of product development in early phases. This process contains the stages of planning and analysing the product architecture, the design of a building set, as well as further steps such as evaluation, and implementation of the concept. Respective tools and methods will be introduced. The contribution generally bases on practical experiences in the automotive industry.     «

Increasing market pressure, both in the meaning of higher customer demands and more competition, force companies to develop more and more differentiated products with more efficiency and less resources. One approach is the development of the product spectrum as a building set. Within this contribution we would like to present an exemplary process for implementing a building set strategy mainly from the viewpoint of product development in early phases. This process contains the stages of planning...     »