Identification of optimised open platform architecture products for design for mass individualisation

Mass Individualisation is a new product design paradigm that comprises an open-hardware platform and multiple independent modules for end-user’s selection that are integrated with the platform. Open platform architecture products (OPAP) are the key enablers for this paradigm. Based on explorative literature analysis, with practical insights from an industrial questionnaire survey, an Innovation toolkit for the end-user has been developed. This provides a means for selecting an optimal OPAP. The design of the Innovation toolkit has been approached in four different steps: modelling of OPAP Products; modelling of evaluation measures and evaluation indices with end-user preferences; identification of the optimal module options for every configuration and Configuration optimisation. Two case studies have been presented to demonstrate the effectiveness and to illustrate that the Innovation toolkit can readily be applied to these types of product development to obtain highly individualised and optimised OPAP

Innovation toolkit for identification of the optimal module options in open platform architecture products

Open platform architecture products (OPAP) are the key enablers for Product design for Mass Individualisation . It is a new product design paradigm that comprises an open hardware platform , mass - produced by large manufacturers and multiple independent modules , invented and produced by other smaller companies and by the end - user that are integrated with the platform. It gives freedom to end - users to integrate different modules into the platform as per their choice. This type of product integration will be engaged with by the all actors involved in the design and aims to help them to be more creative and innovative. The end product will be highly i ndividualised and technologically advanced. Based on explorative literature analysis, with practical insights from an ind ustrial questionnaire survey, a n Innovation toolkit for the end - user has been developed . The Innovation toolkit provides a mean of sel ecting an optimal module option for each module which will be integrated on the hardware platform. The d esign of the Innovation toolkit for OPAP has been approached in three different s teps: Modelling of OPAP , Modelling of evaluation measures and evaluatio n indices with end - user preferences and Identification of the optimal module options. In this work, variations in module options for a given module are modelled by an AND - OR tree and parameters of the nodes in this tree. Different module options for the se lected module are evaluated by various evaluation measures . These evaluation measures are converted into comparable customer satisfaction indices. The optimal OPAP is identified by constrained optimisation of the overall customer satisfaction index. Two case stud ies ha ve been presented to demonstrate the effectiveness of the introduced I nnovation toolkit . These case studies illustrate that the I nnovation toolkit can readily be applied to these types of product development to obtain a highly individualise d OPAP with optimised module option

Design for mass individualisation: introducing networked innovation approach

This paper outlines a nascent field of product innovation, which we believe will become significantly more relevant in the near future. Product design for mass individualisation is a new product design paradigm that comprises an open hardware platform and multiple modules that are integrated with the platform. It gives freedom to end users to integrate different modules into the platform as per their choice. Large manufacturers will produce the platform and some specific modules. Other modules will be invented and produced by smaller companies and by the user. This type of product integration will be engaged with by the all actors involved in the design and aims to help them to be more creative and innovative. Strategic and technological integration of all these actors, which is also the theme of Innovation 4.0, is the main focus of this work to intensify the innovation. Key areas which need to be focused on are identified and presented by an explorative study of existing product design and customisation approaches. Based on the explorative literature analysis, an industrial questionnaire survey has been conducted, and results are presented for the industrial implication and insights on this approach. The findings clearly show that the end product from product design for mass individualisation will be more creative and innovative

Identification of optimised open platform architecture products for design for mass individualisation

Mass Individualisation is a new product design paradigm that comprises an open-hardware platform and multiple independent modules for end-user’s selection that are integrated with the platform. Open platform architecture products (OPAP) are the key enablers for this paradigm. Based on explorative literature analysis, with practical insights from an industrial questionnaire survey, an Innovation toolkit for the end-user has been developed. This provides a means for selecting an optimal OPAP. The design of the Innovation toolkit has been approached in four different steps: modelling of OPAP Products; modelling of evaluation measures and evaluation indices with end-user preferences; identification of the optimal module options for every configuration and Configuration optimisation. Two case studies have been presented to demonstrate the effectiveness and to illustrate that the Innovation toolkit can readily be applied to these types of product development to obtain highly individualised and optimised OPAP

Product Design for Mass Individualisation for Industrial Application

In the last few years, a demand for renewed product personalisation to satisfy the exact need of the customers has been observed in some markets. As opposed to customisation, which put emphasis on the satisfaction of explicit needs of a defined market segment, individualisation aims at satisfying the specific needs of a customer. Product design for Mass Individualisation (MI) is a new product design paradigm that comprises an open hardware platform and multiple modules that are integrated with the platform, as per end-users’ choice. This paper identifies key areas and components which need to be focused to realise this approach and convert it into an industrial practice by an explorative study of existing product design and customisation approaches. A questionnaire survey has been conducted and results are presented for the industrial implication and insights on this approach. The findings clearly show that MI provides most individualised and technologically advanced product