THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PRODUCT DESIGN AND SUPPLY CHAIN: A REVIEW PAPER

Abstract

Product design has received an increasing research focus since it can lead to a key competitive advantage for companies. This review paper builds on this research by focuses on the relationship between product design and supply chain. The main purpose of this review paper is to focus on this relationship to present a review of the researches conducted so far.
The review presented in this article demonstrates the effects of product design on the supply chain and aims to better understand this relationship by classifying these effects. This review article has significant implications for manufacturers and suppliers, because uncovering the physical and non-physical impacts of product design on the supply chain can help suppliers and manufacturers find solutions to the challenges they face during the design process