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OverviewThe discussion about increased product complexity in Western European companies has been omnipresent for decades. This is due to ever new demands (real or c- ceived) from the market and new possibilities (technical and others) open to the p- viders of products and services to come up fast with very specific solutions. The m- agement of this complexity inside the company so as to achieve a balance between the market benefits of more customer specific solutions and the internal costs induced by this is still a big challenge. After years of research in this area there is still a lack of tools to help practitioners to take decisions about the right degree of complexity for a product or the right design of a product architecture. Mr. Marti brings together three perspectives on this topic in an easily understa- able and communicable way: The strategy of the company (combined with the mat- ity of the product), the functionality, and the physical complexity on a component level. The visualization in a complexity matrix is an important new tool especially for fostering the understanding for complexity issues in a company! With this book Mr. Marti has come up with an outstanding contribution to product complexity management, which is crucial for the future competitiveness of companies in Western Europe. I hope that this book will find a broad distribution as well in pr- tice as in theory for the sake of our countries! Prof. Dr. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Michael Marti , Prof. Dr. Thomas FriedliPublisher: Deutscher Universitats-Verlag Imprint: Deutscher Universitats-Verlag Edition: 2007 ed. Dimensions: Width: 14.80cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 21.00cm Weight: 0.454kg ISBN: 9783835008663ISBN 10: 3835008668 Pages: 248 Publication Date: 25 September 2007 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Language: English Table of ContentsBackground and Fundamental Concepts.- Literature Review: Existing Concepts.- Complexity Management Model.- Case Studies.- Conclusion.ReviewsAuthor InformationDr. Michael Marti promovierte bei Prof. Dr. Fritz Fahrni am Institut für Technologiemanagement der Universität St. Gallen. Er ist als Produktmanager bei Siemens tätig. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |