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Includes bibliographical references (p. 41-45).

Includes bibliographical references (p. 25).

Research on modularity and commonality has grown substantially over the past 15 years. Searching 36 journals over more than the past 35 years, I identify over 160 references in the engineering and management literature that focus on modularity or commonality in the product and process...