DocumentCode :
1920141
Title :
Modular design for quality and cost
Author :
Agard, Bruno ; Bassetto, Samuel
Author_Institution :
Dept. Math. & Ind. Eng., Ecole Polytech., Montréal, QC, Canada
fYear :
2012
fDate :
19-22 March 2012
Firstpage :
1
Lastpage :
6
Abstract :
The purpose of this article is to help managers in early design of new product families. The proposal includes a single level module design formulation that considers quality and cost simultaneously. The method for testing the proposed algorithm is based on a case study of an electro-mechanical assembly device. The performance of the algorithm is compared to a design without modules. The main result is a model and an algorithm that optimizes quality (resp. cost) under the constraints of cost (resp. quality). It shows what modules to manufacture, in what quantities, and in which products to use them. The output also provides the predicted quality and cost, based on improvements made to the modules. This research enables the joint optimization of quality and cost by defining the modules to be manufactured.
Keywords :
assembling; costing; electrical products industry; optimisation; product customisation; product design; product quality; electromechanical assembly device; new product design; product cost; product quality; quality optimization; single level modular design formulation; Assembly; Batteries; Equations; Mathematical model; Optimization; Vectors; assembly; design for cost; design for quality; modularity; optimization;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Systems Conference (SysCon), 2012 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Vancouver, BC
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0748-2
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/SysCon.2012.6189486
Filename :
6189486
Link To Document :
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