Integrated Product, Process and Enterprise Design

Wang

• 31 augustus 1997
• 9780412620201

Samenvatting:

The need exists in the private sector and government manufacturing sites to reduce product development time, production lead times, inventory, and non-value added activities. This book provides a road map for building the integrated technology environment to evaluate existing products, manufacturing processes and system design tools.



This text details approaches that should significantly improve design/manufacturing technology development and deployment capabilities for civilian as well as defence applications. The proposed approach is an integrated product, process and system design (IPPSD) initiative that should enhance the manufacturing competitiveness of an economy. These approaches involve the use of simulation and modelling tools and computerized virtual workstations in conjunction with a design environment which allows a diverse group of researchers, manufacturers, and suppliers, to work within a comprehensive network of shared knowledge. This IPPSD infrastructure consists of virtual workstations and servers and a suite of simulations, quantitative, computational, analytical, experimental and qualitative tools. Such an IPPSD infrastructure should permit complete product design, manufacturing process design, and customer satisfaction predictions, effectively and efficiently.