Continuous innovation and improvement of product platforms

International Journal of Technology Management

Volumn 56, Issue 2-4, 2011, Pages 256-271

  Pasche, Maximilian ^a   Magnusson, Mats ^b  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Architectural innovation; Component innovation; Continuous innovation capability; Decision making; Dynamic environment; Improvement; Management of knowledge; Modularity; Product architecture; Product platforms; Stability; Strategic flexibility

Indexed keywords

ARCHITECTURE; CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; MEMORY ARCHITECTURE;

ARCHITECTURAL INNOVATION; CONTINUOUS INNOVATION; DYNAMIC ENVIRONMENTS; IMPROVEMENT; MODULARITY; PRODUCT ARCHITECTURE; PRODUCT PLATFORMS; STRATEGIC FLEXIBILITY;

DECISION MAKING;

EID: 80053968383     PISSN: 02675730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJTM.2011.042986     Document Type: Article

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