Complex products and systems: Potential from using layout platforms

Hofer, Adrian P.; Halman, Johannes I.M.

doi:10.1017/s0890060404040053

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“…These approaches often cover higher-level and long-term considerations. For example, Hofer and Halman (2004;2005) suggest to focus on the modularization of the layout of complex products and systems, rather than on modularizing products themselves. Another example is a taxonomy of modularity technology in manufacturing that covers both the determination of a modular architecture and the determination of a modular system configuration (Bi & Zhang, 2001).…”

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Modularity and Commonality Research: Past Developments and Future Opportunities

Fixson

2007

Concurrent Engineering

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Research on modularity and commonality has grown substantially over the past 15 years.Searching 36 journals over more than the past 35 years, I identify over 160 references in the engineering and management literature that focus on modularity or commonality in the product and process development context. Each of the references is analyzed along the dimensions subject, effect, and research method. The subjects of these studies have been products, processes, organizations, and even innovations, although the set of references shows a strong preference towards products. Similarly, a broad range of effects has been studied, albeit with the topic cost dominating all other effects. A variety of research methods has been applied to the study of modularity and commonality but the distribution of research methods differs substantially for modularity and commonality research. Despite the wealth of existing research, there are still significant opportunities for future research. In particular, studies that incorporate modularity and commonality's multiple effects on various players along the supply chain, that combine multiple research methods, and that follow systems over time appear very promising.

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Section: Concepts and Frameworkmentioning

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Modularity and Commonality Research: Past Developments and Future Opportunities

Fixson

2007

Concurrent Engineering

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“…In other words, centralizing the right HR activities in an HR SSC is an important precondition for HR shared services to create value because the selection of inappropriate HR activities could result in reduced value. To explain for which HR activities it is possible to centralize in an HR SSC and create value, we apply the commonality potential framework in Chapter 5 since this offers suggestions on conditions under which certain service components can be best shared (Halman, Hofer and Van Vuuren, 2003;Hofer and Halman, 2004). When applied to HR shared services, this framework suggests that HR activities with a high commonality potential (i.e.…”

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Beyond shared savings : a multilevel analysis of the perceived value of HR shared services

Meijerink¹

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The list of references can be found on p. 215. Chapter 2 Contribution to Challenge 1: Develops a framework that conceptualizes how the centralization of resources in an HR SSC affects value for end-users Theories and/or concepts used: Intellectual capital theory Chapter 3 Contribution to Challenge 1: Tests whether intellectual capital centralization combined with control decentralization is sufficient to yield high-level value Theories and/or concepts used: Intellectual capital theory and agency theory Methodological approach: Critical case study at a governmental HR SSC Chapter 3 Contribution to Challenge 2: Explores the use of control mechanisms for controlling an HR SSC Theories and/or concepts used: Agency theory Methodological approach: Critical case study at a governmental HR SSC Chapter 6 Contribution to Challenge 1: Examines how the the productspecific human capital of end-users influences their perceptions of value Theories and/or concepts used: Consumer perspective Methodological approach: Quantitative field study Chapter 4 Contribution to Challenge 2: Explores the HR services and governance structures of HR SSCs Theories and/or concepts used: HR activity classification and governance structure overview Methodological approach: Qualitative field study involving 18 HR SSCs Chapter 5 Contribution to Challenge 2: Explores which HR activities can be best shared in an HR SSC to yield high-level value Theories and/or concepts used: Commonality potential framework Methodological approach: Quantitative field study Challenge 1: Explaining the value of HR shared services Challenge 2: Exploring the structural characteristics of HR SSCs Figure 1: Overview of the challenges, conceptual approaches and methodological approaches employed in the thesis Chapter 2 Value creation through HR shared services: towards a conceptual framework This chapter has been published as:

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“…For "complex" it is understood the breadth of knowledge and skills required to reflect other critical product dimensions (Hobday, 1998). The concept of Complex Product Systems is related to levels of uncertainty and risk (Hofer and Halman, 2004). According to Hansen and Rush (1998), the high investment in engineering and technology for the generation products with large numbers of components adapted is the risk which the firm runs by developing project with large specifications.…”

Section: Complex Product Systemsmentioning

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Innovation Capability Configuration in Complex Product Systems: The Brazilian Shipbuilding and Offshore Industry

Avila¹

2018

TR1001

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This paper aims to analyze how capabilities are developed and arranged to generate economic positive results in two complex product systems (CoPS) firms. In this context, this paper is a case study based on interviews with the Shipbuilding and Offshore Industry in Brazil covering the overall characteristics of the firm's capabilities. Results show that, out of the four innovation capabilities, there is a difference in the predominance and importance of them in each firm. The essence of this difference seems to be in the technological content of each firm which will require diverse capabilities' configuration. The results from these two CoPS firms, corroborate with the finding of previous studies that the success of any firm relies on the predominance of at least one of the four capabilities. As this study is conducted in Brazilian Shipbuilding and Offshore firms, this implies that the generalizability of this study's findings is limited to firms in Brazil and cannot be applied to other markets without a further validation. This empirical research has extended our understanding about the relation between innovation capabilities and CoPs. Also, the obtained findings offer the Brazilian executives and managers strategic insights in relation to need to develop innovation capacities even in complex productive structures. The academic value of this research is the analysis of CoPS through the perspective of innovation capabilities. Besides that, the analysis of a re---emergent industrial sector in a developing country context.

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Complex products and systems: Potential from using layout platforms

Cited by 18 publications

References 22 publications

Modularity and Commonality Research: Past Developments and Future Opportunities

Modularity and Commonality Research: Past Developments and Future Opportunities

Beyond shared savings : a multilevel analysis of the perceived value of HR shared services

Innovation Capability Configuration in Complex Product Systems: The Brazilian Shipbuilding and Offshore Industry

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