TY - JOUR
T1 - Aligning external varieties to internal varieties for market solutions
AU - Shamsuzzoha, A. H.M.
AU - Kekäle, Tauno
AU - Helo, Petri T.
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - Product customisation is an essential requirement for manufacturing firms to achieve higher customers' satisfaction and fulfil business target. To achieve these objectives, firms need to handle both external and internal varieties successfully. Both the varieties are needed to be integrated for the purpose of developing customised product. Integration among these varieties for a case company is displayed and discussed with the help of Domain Mapping Matrix (DMM) tool. Various customisation strategies such as modular design, commonality among modules and platform-based product development are elaborated and discussed critically. This paper is concluded with several managerial implications and future research direction.
AB - Product customisation is an essential requirement for manufacturing firms to achieve higher customers' satisfaction and fulfil business target. To achieve these objectives, firms need to handle both external and internal varieties successfully. Both the varieties are needed to be integrated for the purpose of developing customised product. Integration among these varieties for a case company is displayed and discussed with the help of Domain Mapping Matrix (DMM) tool. Various customisation strategies such as modular design, commonality among modules and platform-based product development are elaborated and discussed critically. This paper is concluded with several managerial implications and future research direction.
KW - External variety
KW - Internal variety
KW - Modular design
KW - Product customisation
KW - Product innovation
KW - Product platform
KW - Variant management and learning
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U2 - 10.1504/IJIL.2010.035748
DO - 10.1504/IJIL.2010.035748
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:77957795019
SN - 1471-8197
VL - 8
SP - 377
EP - 392
JO - International Journal of Innovation and Learning
JF - International Journal of Innovation and Learning
IS - 4
ER -