In an open innovation environment, it is meaningful for manufacturing enterprises targeting global markets to integrate qualified innovation resources. In this paper, the linkage between product modularity and open innovation is first discussed, revealing a role that modular product architecture plays in linking enterprises’ innovation requirements and innovation resources as external innovation inputs. Next, indices for evaluating external innovation resources are developed. An evaluation method based on fuzzy distance is then proposed, which is intended to select optimal resources for the core modules of modular product architecture. A modular product of Haier Group is used as a typical case to verify the proposed method. Consistent evaluation results of innovation resources are achieved for different decision-making attitudes. Another finding regarding the case enterprise is that the resource management mechanisms it employs lead to a win-win cooperative relationship with its partners.

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利用模糊距离法在开放式创新场景下利用模块化产品的创新资源

在开放的创新环境中，对于面向全球市场的制造企业来说，整合合格的创新资源具有重要意义。在本文中，首先讨论了产品模块化与开放式创新之间的联系，揭示了模块化产品体系结构在将企业的创新需求和创新资源作为外部创新输入进行链接方面所扮演的角色。接下来，开发用于评估外部创新资源的指标。提出了一种基于模糊距离的评估方法，旨在为模块化产品架构的核心模块选择最优的资源。以海尔集团的模块化产品为例来验证所提出的方法。对于不同的决策态度，创新资源的评价结果​​是一致的。