Application of Virtual Assembly Tools for Improving Product Design

Choi, Albert C.K.; Chan, Danny S.K.; Yuen, A. M. F.

doi:10.1007/s001700200027

Cited by 40 publications

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“… Impact on the assembly/adherence time; that is, the effect of the time delivery of outsourced metallic pieces and equipment on the assembly/adherence time. This operation performs the assembly of individual parts, subassemblies and substances into uppermost components or final product assemblies of a given quantity and complexity in a given period of time (Choi, Chan, and Yuen 2002). Offshore outsourcing has been shown to lead to operational risks derived from the complexity of operations, cultural differences, communication constraints and the geographic distance between the client firm and the outsourced providers (Herath and Kishore 2009), and to lengthen the development cycle time.…”

Section: Cost Criteriamentioning

confidence: 99%

Cost-benefit AHPSort for performance analysis of offshore providers

Ishizaka

López

2018

International Journal of Production Research

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The performance of a company is largely affected by that of its providers as they are a direct factor that determines product prices, flexibility and quality. It is therefore important to measure their performance. Several aspects need to be measured but traditional multi-criteria decision methods (MCDM) do not benchmark but only rank providers. Multi-criteria decision sorting methods are well indicated to benchmark activities into classes. In this paper, we present a modification of the AHPSort sorting method, where cost and benefit criteria are kept separate for a better and easier comparison. A case study in the aerospace industry will illustrate the efficacy of the new Cost-Benefit AHPSort method. The results will help managers to make specific decisions concerning their current offshore providers. They will also give valuable feedback for providers in order to improve their performance. Additionally, the findings enable a definition of benchmarking that will support future evaluations.

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Section: Cost Criteriamentioning

confidence: 99%

Cost-benefit AHPSort for performance analysis of offshore providers

Ishizaka

López

2018

International Journal of Production Research

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“…Coma et al (2004) incorporated fuzzy theory with Boothroyd and Alting's (1992) DfA method to deal with the uncertainty in product design. Choi et al (2002) developed virtual tools based on Boothroyd and Alting's (1992) DfA method to give geometry and visual aids. Steadman and Pell (1995) developed a knowledge-based expert system to aid the engineering design for injection-moulded plastic parts, which provides an object-oriented, rule-based environment.…”

Section: Other Software Tools In Product Designmentioning

confidence: 99%

Investigation of the applicability of Design for X tools during design concept evolution: a literature review

Chiu

Kremer

2011

IJPD

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Despite the availability of numerous "Design for X (DfX)" concepts/methods, their application is challenging for two reasons: • because methods have been developed with different foci (e.g., manufacturing vs. quality), it is difficult to know how different methods complement each other • in what sequence and where at the design stage they should be applied. We address this challenge with a review of DfX methods with recommended design stages for their use from the published literature. We also provide a thematic clustering for their application along with a maturity index for each DfX concept.

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“…Gomes et al described the benefits of using virtual assembly as production tools for verification of assembly processes [4]. Choi demonstrated an application of a virtual assembly tool, named as DYNAMO, for a grill plate assembly [5]. Pomares et al demonstrated a constraint-based virtual assembly environment based on geometric models [6].…”

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confidence: 98%