OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT IN THE SUPPLY CHAIN: DECISIONS & CASES (Mcgraw-hill Series Operations and Decision Sciences)
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Author: Roger G Schroeder, M. Johnny Rungtusanatham, Susan Meyer Goldstein
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Chapter 3, Problem 5DQ
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To explain: How modular design controls production variety and also allow product variety simultaneously.
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Modular design:
It is a design approach that creates the product from the independent subparts with each having the standard interfaces. It allows easy modification of designs, repairing of subparts, and reusing them.
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