Assembly Reliability Evaluation Method (AREM)

Abstract

This paper introduces an effective new Design For Quality tool called the Assembly Reliability Evaluation Method (AREM) that visualizes assembly fault potential. The distinctive features of AREM are: (1) visualization of parts and operations having a high fault probability; (2) evaluation of shop reliability, as well as product reliability and, (3) easy data input by symbol selection as well as simultaneous assemblability evaluation; can be evaluated quantitatively. The method can be integrated with other DFX tools such as the Assemblability Evaluation Method (AEM), and the Recyclability/Disassemblability Evaluation Method (REM/DEM) to realize a comprehensive production design evaluation system.

Study of competitiveness and Japanese production technology

“…Examples include the Assembly Evaluation Method (AEM) Sony's Design for Assembly/disassembly Cost-effectiveness (DAC), Panasonic's Redesign and Improvement through Analysis of Line (RIAL), and Hitachi's H-AEM. All of these tools analyse designs for their manufacturing operations [10].…”