Concepedia

Product Upgradability

Product Upgradability is a product design attribute that enables the enhancement of a product’s functionality, performance, or features through the incorporation of new components, technologies, or modular improvements without necessitating full replacement, thereby extending its service life and delaying obsolescence.

34

Publications

1.5K

Citations

75

Authors

63

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

9

Parents

Publications

34

Durable Goods and Product Obsolescence

Daniel A. Levinthal, Devavrat Purohit · Marketing Science · 1989 · 267 citations

, , +16

Review on upgradability – A product lifetime extension strategy in the context of product service systems

Muztoba Ahmad Khan, Sameer Mittal, Shaun West et al. · Journal of Cleaner Production · 2018 · 161 citations

, , +14

Design Architecture and Introduction Timing for Rapidly Improving Industrial Products

Karthik Ramachandran, Vish Krishnan · Manufacturing & Service Operations Management · 2007 · 108 citations

, , +16

Development of design methodology for upgradable products based on function–behavior–state modeling

Yasushi Umeda, Shinsuke Kondoh, Yoshiki Shimomura et al. · Artificial intelligence for engineering design analysis and manufacturing · 2005 · 93 citations

, , +17

Integrated Product Architecture and Pricing for Managing Sequential Innovation

Vish Krishnan, Karthik Ramachandran · Management Science · 2011 · 90 citations

, , +16

1–5 of 34

Authors

75

  1. YS
    Yoshiki Shimomura

    Tokyo Metropolitan University, Japan

    3 publications · 144 citations

    3

    h-index

  2. SÜ
    Sezer Ülkü

    Georgetown University, United States

    3 publications · 133 citations

    3

    h-index

  3. MA
    Muztoba Ahmad Khan

    West Virginia University, United States

    3 publications · 216 citations

    3

    h-index

  4. TW
    Thorsten Wuest

    West Virginia University, United States

    3 publications · 216 citations

    3

    h-index

  5. YU
    Yasushi Umeda

    The University of Tokyo, Japan

    3 publications · 144 citations

    3

    h-index

1–5 of 75

Institutions

63

  1. Georgetown University

    Washington, United States

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    195 citations

  2. The University of Tokyo

    Tokyo, Japan

    3 h-index

    6 publications

    123 citations

  3. Tokyo Metropolitan University

    Tokyo, Japan

    3 h-index

    9 publications

    254 citations

  4. West Virginia University

    Morgantown, United States

    3 h-index

    7 publications

    593 citations

  5. Université de Toulon

    La Garde, France

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    34 citations

  6. University of California San Diego

    San Diego, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    198 citations

  7. University of Alberta

    Edmonton, Canada

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    110 citations

  8. Southern Methodist University

    Dallas, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    198 citations

1–8 of 63

Venues

  1. Procedia CIRP

    4 publications · 78 citations

    4

    h-index

  2. Management Science

    2 publications · 161 citations

    2

    h-index

  3. Information Sciences

    1 publications · 22 citations

    1

    h-index

  4. Journal of Mechanical Design

    1 publications · 30 citations

    1

    h-index

  5. 1

    h-index

1–5