Achieving cost leadership means consistently demonstrating, with data, that your product’s total direct material and labor costs are lower than those of your competitors. In the durable goods industry...

If I say modular product development, what kind of product comes first to your mind? It's probably a car or a machine of some sort. Our own first examples to explain modularity to beginners often incl...

As you already know, maximizing long-term profits for your company requires you to manage your portfolio of products with skill and finesse. But what if your product portfolio is based on a platform? ...

Recently I received an interesting question from one of my colleagues within Modular Management. A customer within the automotive industry was exploring Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) for thei...

How can Over-Specification of your Modular Products Reduce Complexity Cost? Your different customers have different needs for the performance of a product, driven by their applications and preferences...

Cost of complexity is a term often used to describe the costs that are caused by introducing new product platforms and products, as well as managing the variety of products produced. Many different pr...

How to Successfully Realize Lower Costs and Increased Sales? The target with modularization is to meet three business objectives: Operational Excellence, Customer Intimacy and Product Leadership. When...

A Quick way to cut Operational Costs Without Committing to a big Project Have you ever wanted to find a way to cut operational costs without setting up a big project to design a new product platform? ...