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Effects of product platform development: fostering lean product development and production

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  • Peter E. Harland
  • Zakir Uddin

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In the lean management literature, it is mentioned that product platforms foster lean product development and production. Although product platforms are well known for several effects like reducing costs and attaining multiple product variants, there is still little understanding of how these effects are interrelated and how product platforms support lean product development and production. From a content analysis, we found 27 effects; but only a few effects are mentioned per paper and they vary from paper to paper. Given reasonable indications that common hierarchies and other relationships exist, we define a consistent framework for the effects of product platforms that describes the influence on product development projects and production. An adaptation of this framework to a literature case also illustrates how cost reductions and competitive advantages are achieved. Therefore, the developed framework shows how product platforms' lean thinking helps companies to become more competitive and profitable in the market.

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  • Peter E. Harland & Zakir Uddin, 2014. "Effects of product platform development: fostering lean product development and production," International Journal of Product Development, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 19(5/6), pages 259-285.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijpdev:v:19:y:2014:i:5/6:p:259-285
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    1. Peter E. Harland & Zakir Uddin & Sven Laudien, 2020. "Product platforms as a lever of competitive advantage on a company-wide level: a resource management perspective," Review of Managerial Science, Springer, vol. 14(1), pages 137-158, February.
    2. Siri Jagstedt & Magnus Persson, 2019. "Using Platform Strategies In The Development Of Integrated Product-Service Solutions," International Journal of Innovation Management (ijim), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 23(04), pages 1-36, May.
    3. Haluk Yoeruer, 2020. "The Role of Platform Architecture Characteristics in Flexible Decision-Making," International Journal of Innovation and Technology Management (IJITM), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 16(08), pages 1-28, January.

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