The special machinery sector is distinguished by a high level of complexity, driven by the consistently growing demand for customer-specific special solutions. In today's volatile market and highly competitive landscape, suppliers must be able to respond swiftly with tailored offers for specialized machinery. It is therefore essential to adopt a success-oriented approach to offer management, ensuring the detailed preparation of offers. One potential strategy for addressing these challenges in the design process is to prioritize the reuse of individual units (artifacts) from previous projects in new customer projects. Information to support the design process and the calculative preparation of an offer is relevant here. This article provides an overview of reuse strategies for the design of production systems. The approaches and mechanisms of reuse are described in more detail. We provide an overview of current research gaps in this field and a derivation of possible further developments for the development of a supplementary methodology for use in offer management in mechanical engineering.