Linking product design to flexibility in an assembly system: a case study

Asadi, Narges; Jackson, Mats; Fundin, Anders

doi:10.1108/jmtm-10-2016-0144

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“…This complexity triggers the case firm to have a variety and wide range of products to satisfy the consumers across the regions. Growing customer demands for product variety of products have led manufacturing firms to introduce a wide range of products by accommodating flexibility (Asadi et al, 2017). Following to demand management flexibility, product flexibility stood second in the priority.…”

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A template-based approach to measure supply chain flexibility: a case study of Indian soap manufacturing firm

Singh

Acharya

Modgil

2020

MBE

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Purpose The purpose of this study is to quantify the supply chain flexibility for an Indian soap manufacturing firm and to measure its performance. The authors made an attempt to find key strategic and operational decision-making dimensions for developing effective supply chain flexibility environment. Design/methodology/approach The authors have extracted 11 supply chain flexibility dimensions through extensive literature review. The authors used a decision-making trial and evaluation laboratory (DEMATEL) to make causal analysis and prioritizing the dimensions. After DEMATEL analysis three major supply chain flexibility dimensions that seem to have significant amount of influence on supply chain performance of the firms were retained for further consideration. The authors have developed an excel-based template for quantitative assessment of flexibility performance indicators. Findings This study provides key enablers for the successful implementation of flexibility concepts in Indian soap manufacturing firms and gives a view how to measure the performance through designing template based on real data. This template can be used in other firms also by simply modifying the key attributes. Originality/value A flexibility index has been defined here with the purpose of assessing the level of flexibility vis-a-vis what is desired and is meant to be evaluated from time to time, to assess if the firm is improving its flexibility or not. The index assumes importance in view of the fact that it has been prepared based on feedbacks of both the upper and the lower management people of the firm engaged in policymaking and operations.

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Section: Decision-making Trial and Evaluation Laboratory Methodologymentioning

confidence: 99%

A template-based approach to measure supply chain flexibility: a case study of Indian soap manufacturing firm

Singh

Acharya

Modgil

2020

MBE

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“…The literature stresses that modularity can bring flexibility to facilities and processes at production plant level (Ravasi and Stigliani, 2012; Asadi et al , 2017; Pashaei and Olhager, 2017a ,b). The modularisation of automobile platforms can allow carmakers to obtain this flexibility at production plant level.…”

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“…The influence of product design in production systems is a relevant topic for production research (Fixson, 2005; Jose and Tollenaere, 2005; MacDuffie, 2013; Asadi et al , 2017). Any significant novelty in product architecture is interesting from both an academic and an applied approach.…”

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Determinants in the adoption of new automobile modular platforms

Lampón

Frigant

Cabanelas

2019

JMTM

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyse the key factors behind the adoption of new automobile modular platforms from the perspectives of product design, manufacturing network and production systems. Design/methodology/approach An in-depth and qualitative cross-case analysis of European manufacturing networks was performed based on the modular platforms of seven automobile manufacturers. Findings The adoption of modular platforms has changed automobile product architecture helping automobile manufacturers to improve their manufacturing network outputs. The results show that operational flexibility and scope and scale economies at manufacturing network level depend on the platform design – degree of modularity – and the manufacturer’s product and manufacturing network conditions. This new product architecture allows for the new production systems to be efficient in terms of flexibility and versatility without overinvestment. Originality/value The main contribution to the research literature is the combination of traditional product architecture with the manufacturing network approach to analyse the influence of product design on production systems, especially regarding the adoption of new automobile modular platforms.

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“…As before, the focus is on the process and not the product design. Alternative assembly line arrangements with stochastic operation times were evaluated using a computer simulation approach by Das et al (2012).This research, once again deals with the assembly process and line optimization by Assembly process optimization Asadi et al (2017) Link between product design and assembly system flexibility Demonstrative case study Biswal et al (2013) Robotic assembly sequences Optimization study Chen et al (2008) Assembly sequence planning Three stage integrated approach using neural networks Choi et al (2009) Multi criteria assembly sequence planning Genetic algorithms Cohen (2013) Determination of number of stations per section of an assembly line Assembly line segmentation Model Cohen (2015) Integrated modeling of manual and automatic assembly Quantitative methodology Das et al (2010) Assembly line balancing with variable operation times Computer simulation approach Das et al (2012) Alternative assembly line arrangements with stochastic operation times…”

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Ease of product assembly through a time-based design methodology

Desai

2019

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Purpose This paper aims to present a design methodology to enable product design for ease of assembly. It is corroborated by means of a case study. The methodology is based on standard time data. This enables quick computation of assembly time as well as comparing different design options for ease of assembly. Design/methodology/approach Component design that is easy to assemble is likely to take less time and vice versa. Assembly time is a function of product design attributes such as geometric shape, weight, center of gravity, type of material, number of fasteners and types of fasteners. The methodology uses standard data to achieve its objective. Numeric scores are developed for each design feature based on the aforementioned design attributes. This enables not only computation of assembly time for a brand new product but also comparison of two or more alternative design configurations from the point of view of ease of assembly. Findings The value of the system is corroborated by means of case studies of actual product designs. It is demonstrated that changing any of the underlying design attributes (such as type of fastener used, number of fasteners used, material of the component and component shape) is likely to result in changing the amount of time taken to assemble the product. The scoring system facilitates the quick computation of assembly time Originality/value The amount of time to assemble a product before the product is ever designed is facilitated by this system. Assembly time is a direct function of product design attributes. Process time is calculated using standard data, specifically, the Methods Time Measurement (MTM) system. This is accomplished by converting design features into time measurement units (TMUs). Assembly cost can then be easily computed by using assembly time as the basis. The computation of assembly time and cost is important inasmuch as its role in influencing productivity. This is of obvious value not only to the designer but the company as a whole.

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Linking product design to flexibility in an assembly system: a case study

Cited by 12 publications

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A template-based approach to measure supply chain flexibility: a case study of Indian soap manufacturing firm

A template-based approach to measure supply chain flexibility: a case study of Indian soap manufacturing firm

Determinants in the adoption of new automobile modular platforms

Ease of product assembly through a time-based design methodology

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