Modular Product Design Using Cyberinfrastructure for Global Manufacturing

Yoo, John Jung Woon; Kumara, Soundar; Simpson, Timothy W.

doi:10.1115/detc2009-86899

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“…Contemporary decomposition methods use product modularization, and related interface specifications and requirements data, along with new "cyberinfrastructures" to evolve a product design among a globally distributed development team, see Yoo [33]. Multiuser CAx methods offer new advantages by simultaneously integrating a virtual team, thereby reducing the need for modularization by localization and specification assignment.…”

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Emerging Design Methods and Tools in Collaborative Product Development

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French²,

Jensen

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Journal of Computing and Information Science in Engineering

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Product development uses the engineering design process to conceptualize and design new products, while relying on computer-aided application tools like CAD/CAE/CAM that are unfortunately designed for single users. In the absence of multiuser engineering applications, this paper uses surveys and facility visits to show an increased reliance on social communication tools for closing design collaboration feedback loops. Product development requires collaboration among myriad personnel and organizations, each having unique complementary experiences and capabilities. Collaborative design has a primary goal: reduce time-to-market and competitive costs for new products, while retaining quality of product performance and minimizing environmental impact. The focus of this paper is to compare contemporary methods and tools used in collaborative product design at notable corporations to emerging multiuser computer-aided applications. This comparison will define a future where design mistakes and time-to-market are reduced, collaboration is not only truly concurrent, but simultaneously concurrent, and where design rationale is more easily captured and shared for later review and for educational training. Emerging Design Methods and Tools in Collaborative Product DevelopmentProduct development uses the engineering design process to conceptualize and design new products, while relying on computer-aided application tools like CAD/CAE/CAM that are unfortunately designed for single users. In the absence of multiuser engineering applications, this paper uses surveys and facility visits to show an increased reliance on social communication tools for closing design collaboration feedback loops. Product development requires collaboration among myriad personnel and organizations, each having unique complementary experiences and capabilities. Collaborative design has a primary goal: reduce time-to-market and competitive costs for new products, while retaining quality of product performance and minimizing environmental impact. The focus of this paper is to compare contemporary methods and tools used in collaborative product design at notable corporations to emerging multiuser computer-aided applications. This comparison will define a future where design mistakes and time-to-market are reduced, collaboration is not only truly concurrent, but simultaneously concurrent, and where design rationale is more easily captured and shared for later review and for educational training.

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Emerging Design Methods and Tools in Collaborative Product Development

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French²,

Jensen

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“…Hamacher [11] has shown that the k-best solutions of a linear integer network flow problem can be solved in polynomial time. Extending our earlier framework for the optimal design solution [3], in this paper, we present a cutting plane-based approach to find k-best design solutions, which extends our earlier work for finding the optimal design solution [3].…”

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“…Modularization is a critical component of global collaboration in product development [1]. Recently, Bohm et al [2] have built a global design repository to store module information, while Yoo et al [3] have proposed a cyberinfrastructure for modular product design to publish/subscribe module information interactively, as shown in Fig. 1.…”

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“…Yoo et al [3] propose an optimal solution framework for modular product design using integer programming. The output of the solution framework is a set of modules and the assembly sequence, including branches and merges of modules, which should satisfy interface matching requirements among adjacent modules.…”

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“…Such design repositories provide a variety of services for manufacturers and suppliers which can be used to search modules and their detailed specifications. The design repositories also provide product design tools, in which modularized components published in a global repository are virtually assembled into a product [3,4].…”

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To cite this article: John Jung-Woon Yoo (2015): A mathematical formulation for interfacebased modular product design with geometric and weight constraints, Engineering Optimization, Since customer preferences change rapidly, there is a need for design processes with shorter product development cycles. Modularization plays a key role in achieving mass customization, which is crucial in today's competitive global market environments. Standardized interfaces among modularized parts have facilitated computational product design. To incorporate product size and weight constraints during computational design procedures, a mixed integer programming formulation is presented in this article. Product size and weight are two of the most important design parameters, as evidenced by recent smartphone products. This article focuses on the integration of geometric, weight and interface constraints into the proposed mathematical formulation. The formulation generates the optimal selection of components for a target product, which satisfies geometric, weight and interface constraints. The formulation is verified through a case study and experiments are performed to demonstrate the performance of the formulation.

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Modular Product Design Using Cyberinfrastructure for Global Manufacturing

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Emerging Design Methods and Tools in Collaborative Product Development

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A mathematical formulation for interface-based modular product design with geometric and weight constraints

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