P64: Product Platforms #02

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Aim

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.

Intended learning outcomes

After completion of the course the course participant should be able to:

Knowledge and understanding

• Demonstrate broad knowledge of the theoretical foundation of product platforms
• Display knowledge of product platforms and related platforms in industrial practice
• Demonstrate comprehension of the business opportunities and challenges associated with implementing and sustain a product platform strategy
• Demonstrate knowledge of product platform lifecycle information management (e.g. PLM and BIM)

Skills and abilities

• Demonstrate ability to plan, design and analyse product platforms
• Demonstrate ability to selecting and applying models, methods, and tools that can be used in product platform development

Judgement and approach

• Demonstrate ability to judge what aspects of product platforms that form viable topics for scientific research
• Demonstrate an understanding of the characteristics of product platforms and outline suitable approaches for different applications

Course content

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.

Course organisation

The course is based on lectures and seminars where concepts, methods, tools, applications etc. are introduced and discussed. Computer tutorials will support hands-on experience of modelling methods and assignments support an in-depth understanding and judgment.

Examination

A successful completion of this course will be judged on the following:

• Compulsory lectures and seminars (3hec)
• Assignments (4.5hec)

Literature

The literature list for the course will be provided one month before the course starts.

Fee for late drop-out

This course is included in the Produktion2030 program, and it is therefore free of charge for PhD student members of Graduate School Produktion2030. However, in case of drop-out later than 3 weeks before course start, a fee of 1 000 SEK per course credit will be charged the student’s home institution.