Design Rules: The Power of Modularity

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors classified incremental technical innovation in manufacturing as material, operations, scale and product innovations and found that their source and efforts directed are different and therefore it is imperative to identify the predictors of each.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors explain the theoretical underpinnings of the mirroring hypothesis and review the empirical evidence for and against it, concluding that conventional views on mirroring are too simplistic and that a contingent theory is needed to explain when it holds, as well as when and why it may not hold.

TL;DR: Investigation of how buyers and the vendors pursue alignment in collaborative purchasing of complex medical technologies in the Danish National Healthcare System finds shareholder alignment requires appropriate management of the relationships, expertise and guidance in simplifying procedures and effectivemanagement of the purchasing group.

TL;DR: Modular integrated construction (MiC) becomes a superior choice of construction method over the traditional approach when circumstances merit and favourable conditions prevail.