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...

Imagine you’re a CEO or a corporate business unit leader who has just orchestrated a major merger or acquisition. The excitement of creating a larger, more powerful entity is palpable, but so are the ...

Manufacturing companies are often faced with regularly optimizing their product portfolio, thus eliminating productivity and profit killers. Achieving this optimum is the goal when developing new prod...

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? ...

The Modular Management team of consultants bring to their roles not only expertise but often unique perspectives as a user of modularization in their previous positions. Thomas Enocsson, a recent addi...

To create successful modular systems it is critical to understand who the customers are, and what needs they have. By analyzing what the customers are looking for and how existing products are perform...