"Computer-Aided Generation of Modular Designs Considering Component End-of-Life Options: Implications for the Supply Chain" by Nirup Phillip

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Computer-Aided Generation of Modular Designs Considering Component End-of-Life Options: Implications for the Supply Chain

ASME 2012 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference (2012)

Nirup Phillip, The Pennsylvania State University
Gül E. Okudan, The Pennsylvania State University
Karl R. Haapala, Oregon State University
Kyoung-Yun Kim, Wayne State University

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Abstract

Given the growing demand for product customization, modularization is a viable way to reduce the complexity of new product development. This study presents a framework to incorporate component end-of-life options through modularization during the early design stages, to simultaneously account for supply chain factors as well as evaluating design variants. In order to accomplish this, we extend an existing software framework; this software is aimed at creating a computational design tool to aid designers in developing new modular products, by taking into account design for assembly (DfA) and design for variety (DfV). We present an extension to that work where the user has the ability to generate modular designs considering component end-of-life options, and to optimize relevant supplier selections, either to minimize costs or carbon footprint. We compare the results of this modularization with the widely used decomposition approach (DA). Overall, this computational tool enables users to understand the trade-offs between product design and supply chain performance, and the presented investigation on the two modularization methods (DA and Green DA) attests to the implications of design decisions throughout the supply chain and across the product life cycle.

Keywords

Computer-aided engineering,
Supply chains

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Publication Date

August, 2012

Location

Chicago, IL

DOI

10.1115/DETC2012-71180

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Citation Information

Nirup Phillip, Gül E. Okudan, Karl R. Haapala and Kyoung-Yun Kim. "Computer-Aided Generation of Modular Designs Considering Component End-of-Life Options: Implications for the Supply Chain" ASME 2012 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference (2012)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/gul-kremer/50/