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Does your Product Design Methodology Support your Company Strategy? Most companies today are operating in multiple market segments and regions where customers demand unique products customized to thei...

Embrace Electrification using a Modular Product Architecture Electrification and business model transformation are two hot topics creating sleepless nights for leaders in many industrial companies tod...

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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...