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Today’s competitive environment has stimulated a proliferation of products to satisfy different market segments and niches. Additionally, in order to compete effectively, firms produce several products concurrently. Concurrent product mix production reduces work-in-process and finished goods inventory, and minimizes the impact of forecast errors on the production system. Benefits of simultaneous product mix production would be marginalized because of resulting long lead times and high work-in-process, if the product set is not properly designed and managed.
In this paper, we show how manufacturers can gain a competitive edge by simultaneously considering the interaction among the product set, manufacturing system, and the operating mechanism of the production system. These interactions raise manufacturability requirements pertaining to the management of the product set. Moreover, we develop a framework, Design For Set Manufacturability, to address the different managerial issues that arise in a Flexible Manufacturing System environment.
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Ahmadi, R.H., Wurgaft, H. (1994). Design for Set Manufacturability. In: Dasu, S., Eastman, C. (eds) Management of Design. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-1390-8_7
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