TY - JOUR
T1 - Knowledge acquisition in product planning of frugal manufacturing systems for emerging markets
AU - Schleinkofer, Uwe
AU - Moz, Daniel
AU - Bauernhansl, Thomas
AU - Lang, Alexander
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors would like to thank the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Labor and Housing Baden-Württemberg (Germany) for funding this work. We also thank the Michael Weinig AG for the example of application and for their support.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
PY - 2019/6/24
Y1 - 2019/6/24
N2 - In emerging markets, the number of consumers is growing rapidly and, thus, also the local production of goods. A new promising but nearly inaccessible market is emerging for producers of manufacturing systems. However, many producers of manufacturing systems do not have the knowledge about the emerging markets yet. So far, they struggle with the realization of suitable products. Increasing the market share in emerging markets requires specific products that are affordable and especially adapted to local needs. The producers of manufacturing systems must, therefore, follow new approaches and need appropriate processes. The strategic approach frugal can support the orientation but specific development tools are missing. For the development of a suitable approach, common methods are examined and evaluated according to necessary requirements. Using the results of the evaluation and the strategy frugal a systematic approach is developed to check and expand knowledge in companies in relation to the criteria of frugal products. This enables target-oriented product planning. The approach is shown in a use case.
AB - In emerging markets, the number of consumers is growing rapidly and, thus, also the local production of goods. A new promising but nearly inaccessible market is emerging for producers of manufacturing systems. However, many producers of manufacturing systems do not have the knowledge about the emerging markets yet. So far, they struggle with the realization of suitable products. Increasing the market share in emerging markets requires specific products that are affordable and especially adapted to local needs. The producers of manufacturing systems must, therefore, follow new approaches and need appropriate processes. The strategic approach frugal can support the orientation but specific development tools are missing. For the development of a suitable approach, common methods are examined and evaluated according to necessary requirements. Using the results of the evaluation and the strategy frugal a systematic approach is developed to check and expand knowledge in companies in relation to the criteria of frugal products. This enables target-oriented product planning. The approach is shown in a use case.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.procir.2019.03.043
DO - 10.1016/j.procir.2019.03.043
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85068465738
SN - 2212-8271
VL - 81
SP - 246
EP - 251
JO - Procedia CIRP
JF - Procedia CIRP
T2 - 52nd CIRP Conference on Manufacturing Systems, CMS 2019
Y2 - 12 June 2019 through 14 June 2019
ER -