Product Platforms 7,5 Credits
Course Contents
In the course, product platforms are studied from both theoretical and practical perspectives. This includes fundamental concepts together with current research and industrial practise in the area. Different support for planning, developing and analysing product platform design are introduced and practised. The impact on business processes of different platform strategies are discussed as well as their use in different sectors and applications.The course includes the following elements:
- Fundaments in product platform theory
- Product platforms and related platforms in industrial practice
- Business opportunities and challenges associated with implementing and sustain a product platform strategy
- Product platform lifecycle information management (e.g. PLM and BIM)
- Means to plan, design and analyse product platforms
- Models, methods, and tools used in product platform architecting and development
- State of the art and the current industrial practise in general
- The use of product platform strategies in different sectors and applications.
Prerequisites
Admitted to third-cycle program or equivalent.Level of Education: XXX
Course code/Ladok code: FTPPF36
The course is conducted at: School of Engineering
