Title :
Leveraging commonalities between DFE and DFM/A [environmental design]
Author :
Ufford, David A.
Author_Institution :
Texas Instrum. Inc., Lewisville, TX, USA
Abstract :
Several companies, including Texas Instruments, are recognizing the strong compatibility between existing design for manufacturability/assembly (DFM/A) principles and the goals and practices of design for the environment (DFE). Leveraging off the commonalities of DFM/A and DFE, these companies are achieving gains not only in the the environmental characteristics of their products and processes, but also reductions in development and production cycle time, product defect levels, and in product life cycle costs. This strategy of mutually optimizing manufacturability and environmental considerations during design has resulted in a “win-win” situation for all stakeholders
Keywords :
assembling; design for manufacture; environmental factors; product development; commonalities leveraging; design for assembly; design for manufacturability; design for the environment; development cycle time; environmental characteristics; environmental design; optimizing manufacturability; processes; product defect levels; product life cycle costs; production cycle time; products; Assembly; Costs; Design for manufacture; Guidelines; Instruments; Manufacturing processes; Postal services; Process design; Product design; Production;
Conference_Titel :
Electronics and the Environment, 1996. ISEE-1996., Proceedings of the 1996 IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Dallas, TX
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2950-3
DOI :
10.1109/ISEE.1996.501877
