The fourth industrial revolution and the underlying digital transformation, known as Industry
4.0, is progressing exponentially. The digital revolution is resha** the way individuals live …

Despite the increasing academic interest in Industry 4.0, only a minority of studies has
examined the antecedents and outcomes of sustainability-oriented Industry 4.0 initiatives. In …

The mirroring hypothesis is central to modularity theory, positing isomorphism between
technical interdependencies of a product and organizational arrangements. When a …

This survey provides a review of the fundamental approaches to design for mass
customisation (DFMC), design for manufacturing (DFM) and design for supply chains …

When introducing new architectures to an industrial portfolio, counting multiple existing
product and manufacturing solutions, time-to-market and investments in manufacturing …

In mechatronic machine design and development, it is no longer enough to think about
machine functionality and integration as machines are increasingly digitalized. Virtual …

Abstract Modularity-in-design (MID) and modularity-in-production (MIP) relationship has
been gaining the attention of scholars and practitioners along the years. However, the …

To achieve impact load resistance for the marine container, the paper designs a novel
vibration isolation system. The dynamic characteristics of the system are experimentally …

Product variety and its induced manufacturing complexity remains to increase and therefore
greatens challenges for design of joining elements. Historically, joining element design was …

This study examines whether a modular product architecture leads to a modular
organisational architecture or the mirroring hypothesis under the context of open source …