A systematic literature review of modular product design (MPD) from the perspective of sustainability

Ma, Junfeng; Kremer, Gül E. Okudan

doi:10.1007/s00170-015-8290-9

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“…Ma and Kremer [12] find that modular design has a positive impact on sustainability with analysis of a literature review. Given the demand to reduce uncertainty in the business environment, modular designs are effective methods for obtaining flexibility and agility for sustainability.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Additionally, modular design is a key concept in sustainable manufacturing processes, ensuring agility, reactivity, and flexibility [10]. When integrating sustainability in studies, all dimensions of sustainability would guide modular design, including not only economic views but also environmental and social aspects [12]. They can allow a firm to cope with unpredictable customer needs and to reduce uncertainty, thereby leading to cost reductions as well as higher operational efficiency and customer service in terms of sustainability.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Modular design can play a significant role in the life cycle of a product in terms of ease of upgrade, maintenance, and improved efficiency [51]. Ma and Kremer [12] summarize the findings of modular design from the perspective of sustainability. Table 1 shows a summary of the literatures.…”

Section: Modular Designmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The literature generally associates modular design with environmental concerns and benefits [10]. As a primary concern of sustainability, the element of cost savings has attracted increasing attention in economic sustainability [12]. Many practical advantages of modularity have been examined in recent research.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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An Empirical Study on the Manufacturing Firm’s Strategic Choice for Sustainability in SMEs

Suh

Lee

2018

Sustainability

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Abstract:To survive in the current competitive, unpredictable business environment, it is significant for firms to search and enforce capabilities that lead them to adapt and cope with dynamic changes of environment for their sustainability. We try to connect operation issues with sustainability in this paper. From the perspective of the dynamic capabilities of the firm, this study suggests a conceptual model that presents relationships among supply chain visibility, modular design, supply chain flexibility, and agility. We do not focus on the module buyer but on the small and middle-sized enterprises (SMEs). An empirical study is performed to verify the relationships proposed, using datasets collected from 232 manufacturing SMEs as module suppliers in South Korea. We used SPSS to analyze data and structural equation modeling to verify the hypotheses of the research model. The important contributions of this study are as follows. Firstly, we suggest relationships among supply chain visibilities and a modular design for supply chain flexibility and agility in sustainable performance. Secondly, we show that supply chain visibility directly leads firms to implement modular design in sustainable development. Thirdly, we verify the importance of supply chain visibility, not for module buyers, but for module suppliers by switching views in terms of SMEs' sustainability. Lastly, this study shows that the suppliers' modular design affects supply chain flexibility and agility, which is consistent with the findings presented in the literature.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Modular Designmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

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An Empirical Study on the Manufacturing Firm’s Strategic Choice for Sustainability in SMEs

Suh

Lee

2018

Sustainability

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“…Lee et al proposed a modular system design method based on the analytic hierarchy process (AHP). Other works on modular system design attempted to modularize a system while considering other “ilities.” Various previous works proposed approaches to the design of modular systems while considering the life cycle and sustainability of the system . Chung et al showed that optimized modular architecture can reduce the overall life cycle cost and other environmental impacts in supply chains, including the carbon footprint .…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

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Design structure matrix‐based modularization approach for complex systems with multiple design constraints

Sinha

Han

Suh

2019

Systems Engineering

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Designing a complex system generally requires its decomposition into smaller modular constituents for the ease of design, integration, operation, and future upgrades. Typically, system decomposition analysis is conducted using an abstract system model during the initial system design stage. The design structure matrix (DSM) has been a popular tool for abstract system modeling. In the DSM, systems are modeled and decomposed into modular configurations using published clustering algorithms. In this paper, we present a novel approach for system architecture decomposition and modularization based on the DSM, which can incorporate multiple design constraints into clustering algorithms. Two clustering algorithms are modified to accommodate the system design constraints. The modified algorithms are used to decompose a static inverter (SIV) of an electrical train into modular configurations that include various design constraints. Finally, the results and analysis of the SIV modularization using new modified clustering algorithms are presented.

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Efficiency in design and production to achieve sustainable development challenges in the automobile industry: Modular electric vehicle platforms

Lampón

2022

Sustainable Development

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Electric vehicles have been based on a new product architecture: modular electric vehicle platforms (MEVPs). Through a case study, this paper uses efficiency and sustainability criteria to analyse this modular architecture as implemented by three automobile manufacturers in their European production networks. The results show that MEVPs have been adopted to achieve the efficiency of mass-production electric vehicles in order to comply with regulatory environmental requirements. MEVPs are designed with structural compatible modules, an electric drive system architecture and modular batteries that can be adapted to each vehicle. These designs are focused on limiting energy consumption by reducing weight with the use of high-performance materials or extrathin batteries. Some of these MEVPs use fewer components in their design to facilitate disassembly and recycling. This new modular architecture has been implemented through compatible, flexible production systems accompanied by different sustainable production initiatives. The production system has incorporated carbon-neutral production processes or circular economy production models, which include remanufacturing and reuse. Networks resulting from these new MEVPs are geographically concentrated and are not conditioned by location factors. The roles of the plants have been mainly driven by economies of scale to achieve high-performance specialised products and high volumes. These plants play a role as hubs for electric vehicle production in the manufacturers' European production networks.

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A systematic literature review of modular product design (MPD) from the perspective of sustainability

Cited by 68 publications

References 96 publications

An Empirical Study on the Manufacturing Firm’s Strategic Choice for Sustainability in SMEs

An Empirical Study on the Manufacturing Firm’s Strategic Choice for Sustainability in SMEs

Design structure matrix‐based modularization approach for complex systems with multiple design constraints

Efficiency in design and production to achieve sustainable development challenges in the automobile industry: Modular electric vehicle platforms

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