Abstract
Mass production is no longer a competitive advantage for firms nowadays. Global firms are pushed to introduce as many product varieties as possible due to ever increasing trend towards customized products. Developing customized products become the major pathway to gain market gain and earn more revenues. However, this principle is not an easy and cost effective paradigm for most manufacturing organizations. Several innovative strategies such as; components commonality, modularization, standardization etc. could be adopted for enhancing product varieties within minimum cost and higher quality that satisfy customers needs. In this paper, we have investigated through an example and explained how commonality issue influences on developing product-mix with reduced cost and higher quality. The outcomes from this example show that more commonality index for any parts, more suitable that parts for making variety. We also applied design structure matrix (DSM) methodology to making better orderings of tasks and creating modules that helps to create product variety.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 159-173 |
| Number of pages | 15 |
| Journal | Journal of Manufacturing Technology Research |
| Volume | 1 |
| Issue number | 3-4 |
| Publication status | Published - 2009 |
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Keywords
- Agile Supply and Demand Network (ASDN)
- Components commonality
- Design Structure Matrix (DSM) tool
- Mass customization
- Product variety
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
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Product variety analysis based on reconfiguration process. / Shamsuzzoha, A. H M; Helo, Petri T.
In: Journal of Manufacturing Technology Research, Vol. 1, No. 3-4, 2009, p. 159-173.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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