MODELS FOR ESTIMATING MANUFACTURING CYCLE TIME DURING PRODUCT DESIGN

摘要

This paper describes a set of approaches that determine how manufacturing a new product design affects the performance of the manufacturing system. Design for production (DFP) includes design guidelines, capacity analysis, and estimating manufacturing cycle times. Performing these tasks early in the product development process can reduce product development time. Previous research has developed various DFP methods for different problem settings. This paper discusses the relevant literature and classifies these methods. The paper presents manufacturing system models that can be used to estimate the manufacturing cycle time of a new product. This paper focuses on products that follow a simple routing and are produced in one facility. We discuss the relative merits of these models to a product development team using these models to estimate manufacturing cycle times.