PRODUCT VARIETY AND VARIETY IN PRODUCTION

DS 92: Proceedings of the DESIGN 2018 15th International Design Conference

Year: 2018
Editor: Marjanović D., Štorga M., Škec S., Bojčetić N., Pavković N.
Author: Landahl, Jonas; Johannesson, Hans
Series: DESIGN
Section: DESIGN PROCESSES
Page(s): 817-828
DOI number: https://doi.org/10.21278/idc.2018.0208

Abstract

Variety traditionally denotes products that serve a wide range of customer needs. However, variety in production exists too. Like products, production processes and production resources may also embody variety to serve the production fulfillment of a product variety. In this paper, product variety and variety in production are described and contrasted through a literature review. The aim is to serve the engineering design community with an elevated perspective of variety in production and its relation to product variety.

Keywords: variety, variant management, production design, product design

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