This book contains the contributions presented in the 5th WDK Workshop on Product Structuring in Tampere, Finland, in February 2000. Special theme was Design for Configuration. Besides the papers it includes developed summaries from the discussions of the expert group. Thus, the book provides the reader with a review of the latest discussion in the ongoing process of Product Structuring. Even though the meeting was of academic nature, the papers include many practical examples of industrial applications. In order to give a comprehensive picture of the aspects of Design for Configuration the papers are organised in four sections: - Analysis of customers, markets and technology; - Development of product portfolios and module systems; - Metrics and methods for modularity and configurability; - Supporting modeling and IT-tools. This book is the first publication of the newly established Design Society.

1 Introduction.- Views and Experiences of Configuration Management.- Workshop Structure and Comments from Discussion.- 2 Part I: Analysis of Customers, Markets and Technology.- Record from 1st Group Work.- Even Modular Products can be Unmanageable.- Structured Sales Process for Configuration.- Visualizing Interdependencies in Technical Design.- 3 Part 11: Development of Product Portfolios and Module Systems.- Record from 2nd Group Work.- Product Structuring for Design Re-use.- Capturing Quality Perceptions in the Design Rational of a Modular Product Concept.- Relating Product and Process Structures.- 4 Part III: Metrics and Methods for Modularity and Configurability.- Record from 3rd Group Work.- Modularisation by Relational Matrices - a Method for the Consideration of Strategic and Functional Aspects.- Enhancing Product Modularisation with Multiple Views of Decomposition and Clustering.- A Framework for Evaluating Commonality.- 5 Part IV: Supporting Modeling and IT-Tools.- Conclusions and Discussion for Further Research.- Preservation of Engineering Knowledge in Configuration Systems.- Report on Using Product Data Management Software in Managing Modular Products.- ValueMap(TM) - a Method for Understanding the Economical Potential of Product Modularization and Cost of Variety.