Design for Producibility. A Design Producibility Algorithm

摘要

The Ballistic Systems Division Manufacturing Directorate has developed analgorithm that: (1) Outlines a comprehensive approach to producibility from concept exploration to production; (2) Integrates both manufacturing planning and design engineering to insure a systematic and concurrent effort to achieve design producibility; (3) Provides a logical flow that may be used to develop producibility procedures for specific systems; and (4) Gives us a 'template' to evaluate producibility effectiveness on a program. Design for producibility goes under a number of different names today; sometimes it is called 'Design for Manufacturing and Assembly', 'Design for Simplicity', 'Design for Quality', 'Design for Competitiveness' or 'Six-Sigma Design'. The Design Producibility Algorithm outlined in this paper is an information decision flow that begins with the conceptual phase and ends with the production decision. It provides a structured thought process which includes the analysis of capability and capacity to manufacture the required hardware given various levels of design certainty.