Digital Lean Manufacture (DLM) for Competitive Advantage

International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing

Burke

et al. 2012

The need to account for the effect of design decisions on manufacture and the impact of manufacturing cost on the life cycle cost of any product are well established. In this context, digital design and manufacturing solutions have to be further developed to facilitate and automate the integration of cost as one of the major driver in the product life cycle management. This article is to present an integration methodology for implementing cost estimation capability within a digital manufacturing environment. A digital manufacturing structure of knowledge databases are set out and the ontology of assembly and part costing that is consistent with the structure is provided. Although the methodology is currently used for recurring cost prediction, it can be well applied to other functional developments, such as process planning. A prototype tool is developed to integrate both assembly time cost and parts manufacturing costs within the same digital environment. An industrial example is used to validate this approach.

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An integration methodology for automated recurring cost prediction using digital manufacturing technology

International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing

Burke

et al. 2012

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“…IRCRAFT assembly is a labor intensive and time consuming process which accounts for around one third of 1 Research Fellow, CEIAT, School of Mechanical & Aerospace Eng., Stranmillis Rd, Belfast, UK BT9 5AH, e-mail: y.jin@qub.ac.uk, Tel: +44 (0)28 9097 5657 2 Professor, Aerospace Management & Operations, Delft University of Technology, 2629 HS Delft The Netherlands 3 Lecturer, School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Queen's University Belfast. 4 Methods Engineering, Bombardier Aerospace Belfast.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Digital methods are now playing a more significant role in process planning activities within the aerospace industry [1]. Digital manufacturing is defined as the ability to describe every aspect of the design-to-manufacture process digitally-using tools that include digital design, CAD, Office documents, PLM systems, analysis software, simulation, CAM software and so on [2,3].…”

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confidence: 99%

Intelligent Assembly Time Analysis Using a Digital Knowledge-Based Approach

Journal of Aerospace Computing, Information, and Communication

Butterfield

et al. 2009

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Value‐Driven Manufacture: Digital Lean Manufacture

Butterfield

Encyclopedia of Aerospace Engineering

et al. 2010