CHALLENGES IN IMPLEMENTING MODULE AND PLATFORM STRATEGIES IN PLANT ENGINEERING COMPANIES

Modularization and platform strategies are a more and more important aspect in plant engineering. In contrast to series product engineering, plant engineering is characterized by individual customer requirements for each particular sold product. The implementation of such a strategy is a big challenge itself. Exemplary reasons are extensive restructuring activities in organization and processes. This contribution focuses on challenges during the implementation of a module and platform strategy derived from observations in a German medium-sized plant engineering company.     «

Modularization and platform strategies are a more and more important aspect in plant engineering. In contrast to series product engineering, plant engineering is characterized by individual customer requirements for each particular sold product. The implementation of such a strategy is a big challenge itself. Exemplary reasons are extensive restructuring activities in organization and processes. This contribution focuses on challenges during the implementation of a module and platform strategy d...     »