Cooperative Decision-Making in Modular Product Family Design

Marc Windheim studied Mechanical Engineering and Management at the Technical University of Munich and Stanford University. During his studies he chiefly focused on Systematic Product Development and Business Management. From 2014 to 2019, he worked for Hilti as a project manager, where he oversaw technology and platform projects for electric drives. At the same time, he was writing his dissertation on decision-making in the development of modular product families at the Institute of Product Development and Mechanical Engineering Design (PKT), Hamburg University of Technology. Since 2019, Marc has been working for Siemens Management Consulting as a Senior Consultant in the areas of Research & Development and Product Lifecycle Management.

• Introduction.- Challenges of Modular Product Structure Decision-Making: A Descriptive Study.- State of the Art in Product Family Design and Evaluation.- Decision-Making in Modular Product Family Design.- A Method to Support Cooperative Decision-Making in Product Modularization.- Validation of the Method.- Conclusion.- Appendix.- References.