Product Line Production Planning for the Home Integration System Example
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Software Engineering Institute
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CMU/SEI-2002-TN-029DOI (Digital Object Identifier)
10.1184/R1/6582524.v1Topic or Tag
Abstract
A production plan is a description of how a software product line organization builds products in a product line. This technical note examines the significant characteristics of the production plans of three hypothetical organizations that create product lines of home integration systems. Such systems enable homeowners to access and control equipment in their homes such as climate control and security systems. The plan for one of the organizations is presented in some detail, and the plans for the other two are described in terms of their differences from the first plan. The purpose of this note is to show how influences such as an organization's business goals, production strategy, and experience in product lines can lead to very different approaches to building products.
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Chastek, G., Donohoe, P., & McGregor, J. (2002, September 1). Product Line Production Planning for the Home Integration System Example. (SEI Report CMU/SEI-2002-TN-029). Retrieved August 17, 2026, from https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6582524.v1.
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author={Chastek, Gary and Donohoe, Patrick and McGregor, John},
title={Product Line Production Planning for the Home Integration System Example},
month={Sep},
year={2002},
number={{CMU/SEI-2002-TN-029},
institution={Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University},
doi={10.1184/R1/6582524.v1},
url={https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6582524.v1},
note={Accessed: 2026-Aug-17}
}
Chastek, Gary, Patrick Donohoe, and John McGregor. "Product Line Production Planning for the Home Integration System Example." (CMU/SEI-2002-TN-029). Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University. Software Engineering Institute, September 1, 2002. https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6582524.v1.
G. Chastek, P. Donohoe, and J. McGregor, "Product Line Production Planning for the Home Integration System Example," Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University. Software Engineering Institute, SEI Report CMU/SEI-2002-TN-029, 1-Sep-2002 [Online]. Available: https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6582524.v1. [Accessed: 17-Aug-2026].
Chastek, Gary, Patrick Donohoe, and John McGregor. "Product Line Production Planning for the Home Integration System Example." (SEI Report CMU/SEI-2002-TN-029). Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, Software Engineering Institute, 1 Sep. 2002. https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6582524.v1. Accessed 17 Aug. 2026.
Chastek, Gary; Donohoe, Patrick; & McGregor, John. Product Line Production Planning for the Home Integration System Example. CMU/SEI-2002-TN-029. Software Engineering Institute. 2002. DOI: 10.1184/R1/6582524.v1. https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6582524.v1