Title :
The Method of Module Partition for Product Family Structure with Applications
Author :
Xu, Yuqing ; Xiong, Lihua ; Wang, Yunfeng
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Manage. Sci. & Eng., Shijiazhuang Univ. of Econ.
Abstract :
A product family structure for mass customization is so complicated due to the diverse needs of customers. Module partition of product family structure is the principal problem for product family structure programming. This paper presents a method of module partition for product family structure based on the relativities of components. Firstly, the paper identifies the relativity from the view of customer needs, functional relativity and structural relativity. And the relativity matrices can be constructed by using a fuzzy clustering transitive closure algorithm. Then, using entropy, a best programming scheme can be selected by the evaluation of assemble and maintain. Finally, a case study along with detailed analysis is provided to illustrate the method of module partition
Keywords :
product customisation; product design; customer needs; entropy; functional relativity; fuzzy clustering transitive closure algorithm; mass customization; module partition; product family structure programming; relativity matrices; structural relativity; Assembly; Clustering algorithms; Entropy; Group technology; Maintenance engineering; Mass customization; Matrix decomposition; Partitioning algorithms; Product design; Technology management; fuzzy clustering analysis; module partition; product family;
Conference_Titel :
Service Operations and Logistics, and Informatics, 2006. SOLI '06. IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Shanghai
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0317-0
Electronic_ISBN :
1-4244-0318-9
DOI :
10.1109/SOLI.2006.329089
