Modular product design and product support
type: Item
instance of: scholarly article
title: Modular product design and product support
zbMATH Open document ID: 0609.90051
DOI: 10.1016/0377-2217(87)90195-0
author: Uday S. Karmarkar
author: Peter Kubat
published in: European Journal of Operational Research
publication date: 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z
review text: A modular design for a product or system can be an effective approach to support of the product if total replacement and repair times can be reduced by modular replacement. On the other hand, modular designs may involve higher costs of replacement and inventory holding. Cost models are developed for the evaluation of a modular design, and the distinction between integrated moduls and replaceable subassemblies is discussed. Numerical examples are given to illustrate the tradeoffs to be made.
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 90B25
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 90B05
zbMATH DE Number: 3987019
zbMATH Keywords: product support
zbMATH Keywords: logistics
zbMATH Keywords: modular design
zbMATH Keywords: replacement
zbMATH Keywords: repair times
zbMATH Keywords: modular replacement
zbMATH Keywords: inventory holding
MaRDI profile type: Publication
full work available at URL: 0377-2217(87)90195-0
OpenAlex ID: W2006976205
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description: scientific article; zbMATH DE number 3987019