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A platform must support several product variants at any point in time and it must survive several life cycles into the future. The technology composing the platform itself is usually the embodiment of the core value-added capability of the developing company, yet what makes a good platform? This question often arises, for instance, when comparing two alternative platform concepts or deciding whether to update or replace a platform. The decision is more complex than a standard concept comparison exercise, involving forecasts of several applications and alternative technologies. Multiplicity and uncertainty characterize platform concept evaluation.
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Hölttä-Otto, K., Otto, K. (2006). Platform Concept Evaluation. In: Simpson, T.W., Siddique, Z., Jiao, J.R. (eds) Product Platform and Product Family Design. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-29197-0_4
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