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Developing Product Configurators in the AEC Industry
Most efforts towards industrialization in the construction industry have focused on production processes; relatively few have targeted the design process because it is assumed to be creative, ad hoc, and iterative. Previous research thus often emphasizes product development but not configurator development even though the two should ideally be interlinked. Here, the theories of product platform development, modularization, and product configuration are used to develop a process model in order to improve the design process by increasing its degree of industrialization. The model clarifies the relationships between the product architecture, modular flexibility, and configurator programming, which must be considered when developing configurable product platforms. The model is validated through a case study of a project where a configurator for walls is developed. The product configurator developed using the new model allowed designers to customize wall elements by varying their geometry, content, aesthetics, and energy requirements. It is shown that adopting the developed model facilitates and enables the industrialization of engineering design processes.
Developing Product Configurators in the AEC Industry
Most efforts towards industrialization in the construction industry have focused on production processes; relatively few have targeted the design process because it is assumed to be creative, ad hoc, and iterative. Previous research thus often emphasizes product development but not configurator development even though the two should ideally be interlinked. Here, the theories of product platform development, modularization, and product configuration are used to develop a process model in order to improve the design process by increasing its degree of industrialization. The model clarifies the relationships between the product architecture, modular flexibility, and configurator programming, which must be considered when developing configurable product platforms. The model is validated through a case study of a project where a configurator for walls is developed. The product configurator developed using the new model allowed designers to customize wall elements by varying their geometry, content, aesthetics, and energy requirements. It is shown that adopting the developed model facilitates and enables the industrialization of engineering design processes.
Developing Product Configurators in the AEC Industry
Smiding, Erik (Autor:in) / Gerth, Robert (Autor:in) / Jensen, Patrik (Autor:in)
International Conference on Construction and Real Estate Management 2016 ; 2016 ; Edmonton, Canada
ICCREM 2016 ; 135-145
14.08.2017
Aufsatz (Konferenz)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
Developing Products in Product Platforms in the AEC Industry
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