Emerging Design Methods and Tools in Collaborative Product Development

2013 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Edward Red ◽  
David French ◽  
Gregory Jensen ◽  
Sheli Sillito Walker ◽  
Peter Madsen
Keyword(s):  
Product Development ◽  
Collaborative Design ◽  
New Products ◽  
Educational Training ◽  
Time To Market ◽  
Design Collaboration ◽  
Engineering Design Process ◽  
Computer Aided ◽  
Collaborative Product Design

Product development uses the engineering design process to conceptualize and design new products, while relying on computer-aided application tools like CAD/CAE/CAM that are unfortunately designed for single users. In the absence of multiuser engineering applications, this paper uses surveys and facility visits to show an increased reliance on social communication tools for closing design collaboration feedback loops. Product development requires collaboration among myriad personnel and organizations, each having unique complementary experiences and capabilities. Collaborative design has a primary goal: reduce time-to-market and competitive costs for new products, while retaining quality of product performance and minimizing environmental impact. The focus of this paper is to compare contemporary methods and tools used in collaborative product design at notable corporations to emerging multiuser computer-aided applications. This comparison will define a future where design mistakes and time-to-market are reduced, collaboration is not only truly concurrent, but simultaneously concurrent, and where design rationale is more easily captured and shared for later review and for educational training.

scholarly journals Ramp-up Process Improvement Practices for Time-to-Market Reduction

2018 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 19
Author(s):  
Krisztián Szabó
Keyword(s):  
Product Development ◽  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Continuous Improvement ◽  
Process Improvement ◽  
New Products ◽  
Core Competency ◽  
Time To Market ◽  
Serial Production ◽  
Automotive Supplier ◽  
Significant Percentage

The importance of the “Ramp-up bridge” covering the gap between product development and serial production, as well as the speed at which this bridge can be crossed, has increased, providing companies with a significant competitive advantage.However, a significant percentage of project aiming to introduce new products do not achieve their goals. [(60 percent of the automotive supplier ramp-up projects fail on either the technical, or the economic side (Bischoff, 2007)].The author explores the possible reasons, then makes suggestions regarding the support of successful ramp-up projects, through practical examples taken from the industry. Through the continuous improvement of ramp-ups, a new core competency can be achieved, with a decrease in time-to-market. This core competency is difficult to duplicate, and can provide an additional competitive advantage for companies manufacturing products with high technical complexity.

FSM Based Collaborative Design Oriented Component Agent Model

2014 ◽  
Vol 988 ◽  
pp. 437-440
Author(s):  
Cai Mao Su ◽  
Zhong Li
Keyword(s):  
Data Model ◽  
Collaborative Design ◽  
Theory Model ◽  
Time To Market ◽  
Agent Based ◽  
Agent Model ◽  
Advanced Technologies ◽  
Proposed Model ◽  
Collaborative Product Design ◽  
Finite State

The keen competitive market is forcing companies to adopt various advanced technologies, such as collaborative design, to short the product development time-to-market. In this paper, the theory model of the component agent based on finite state machine is proposed first. Secondly, a product component agent frame is proposed by combining the proposed agent model with collaborative design-oriented product data model. Finally, an application is given which shows that the proposed model can enhance the ability of the collaborative product design.

Heterogeneous Knowledge Integrated Management Based on Topic Maps in Collaborative Product Development

2010 ◽  
Vol 118-120 ◽  
pp. 717-721
Author(s):  
Li Yun Yan ◽  
Zong Bin Li ◽  
Xiao Chun Yang
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Product Development ◽  
Product Design ◽  
Collaborative Design ◽  
Management Approach ◽  
Collaborative Product Development ◽  
Integration Model ◽  
Engineering Knowledge ◽  
Collaborative Product Design ◽  
Heterogeneous Knowledge

. Successful collaborative product development depends on the ability to effectively manage and share engineering knowledge and experience throughout the entire development process. This paper presents a distributed heterogeneous engineering knowledge management approach for the practice of collaborative product design. Firstly, a XTM based heterogeneous knowledge integration model in collaborative product design is proposed; Then, a knowledge management framework in collaborative design process is developed; Finally, a knowledge management system in collaborative design is constructed.

Toward a Multi-Objective, Multi-Level Optimization Based Engineering Decision Tool

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adam J. Shuttleworth ◽  
Atul Kelkar
Keyword(s):  
Product Development ◽  
Product Design ◽  
Development Process ◽  
Computer Aided Engineering ◽  
Product Development Process ◽  
Decision Tool ◽  
Test Cycle ◽  
Time To Market ◽  
Computer Aided ◽  
Multi Level

Prior to the acceptance of computer aided engineering (CAE) software in the product development process (PDP), product development was characterized by a design-test-redesign-test cycle. This activity was time consuming and resource intensive. As CAE software tools have been integrated into the PDP, the PDP has been characterized by a design-simulate-redesign-test cycle. The addition of CAE tools to the PDP has reduced the time to market and resource consumption. Although the benefits of the integration of CAE software in the PDP process have been realized, there still exists an arbitrary relationship between the results from the CAE tools to engineering decisions regarding product design.

scholarly journals Product development and risk partnership: a case study

2002 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Érico Veras Marques ◽  
Luiz Carlos Di Serio ◽  
Mauro Furtado
Keyword(s):  
Product Development ◽  
New Products ◽  
Air Transport ◽  
Integrated Development ◽  
Time To Market ◽  
High Investment ◽  
Aeronautical Industry ◽  
Strong Competition ◽  
Customized Products

The aeronautical industry has always been known for having high investment costs concerning capital, personnel, time and technology as it engages in the process of developing new products. The strong competition in the air transport market has been putting pressure on the manufacturers to build new aircraft models in a range of products which assists the specific needs of each segment of the market, that is, always more customized products. The integrated development of products through risk partnership has been used by some industries aiming to minimize the investments mentioned above, as well as to reduce the cycle of products development, what results in reduction of time to market. This work aims to analyze, considering various models of competitiviness, how the Brazilian aeronautical industry is making the integrated development with risk partnerships a real distinguishing feature in the market.

A Service Oriented Architecture for Collaborative Product Design

2010 ◽  
Vol 26-28 ◽  
pp. 1115-1118
Author(s):  
Zhi Jun Rong ◽  
Bao Sheng Ying ◽  
Bin Bin Dan
Keyword(s):  
Product Development ◽  
Product Design ◽  
Collaborative Design ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
Service Oriented Architecture ◽  
Collaborative Product Design ◽  
Service Oriented ◽  
Realization Process ◽  
Product Realization ◽  
Distributed Infrastructure

The recent advance in information technologies has the potential to greatly enhance product development, and to make distributed designers, engineers, manufacturers and customers work together over networks. This paper reviews related work on service-oriented architecture, distributed infrastructure and highlights the need to integrate service-oriented architecture technologies for meaningful and interactive collaborative design processes. This paper presents a service-oriented architecture implemented by web services for collaborative design. The collaborative workspace is presented to facilitate the design participants’ collaboration. The proposed architecture is applicable to different requirements of design participants and enhances design interaction during the product realization process.

scholarly journals ANALISIS PERANCANGAN PRODUK ALAT PENCETAK SPASI SEMEN BATU BATA UNTUK MENINGKATKAN PRODUKTIVITAS (Studi Kasus: CV. Mangku Putra)

Jurnal Tekno ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 58-68
Author(s):  
FRANS JR
Keyword(s):  
Product Development ◽  
New Product Development ◽  
Processing Time ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
New Products ◽  
New Product ◽  
Rational Method ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Testing Product

One way to deal with it is by product development that is to make improvements, improvements or produce new products that are different from existing products. The new Product Development strives to simplify the work in effective and efficient ways. In the process of building a house there is a wall-mounting activity where the bricks are arranged with the help of cement to paste the bricks that are aimed at the brick well-arranged, but in the use of cement often seen the cement used to fall apart to the side of the brick. The process of designing and developing a product is done using a rational method that has several steps. The steps in the rational method are: Clarifying Objectives, Establishing Function, Setting Requirements, Determining Characteristics, Generating Alternatives, Evaluating Altenatives, Improving Details. In this study the authors aim to get the design of bricks spacing tool to improve the performance of artisans and improve the quality of the process that includes the skills of artisans and improve the efficiency of raw materials by testing product design and product development made by the author by comparing the data processing time before and after implementation using the help software SPSS 16.00. Result of t test by using software SPSS 16.00 got result that using tool better design in time and productivity of use of raw materials using tool design increase. Result from before using tool got productivity 40,677 after menggguakan tool got produktiviyas 42,105

Virtual Modeling and Prototyping in Collaborative Product Design

2011 ◽  
pp. 326-335
Author(s):  
Ricardo Simões
Keyword(s):  
Product Development ◽  
Rapid Prototyping ◽  
Product Design ◽  
Development Process ◽  
Collaborative Development ◽  
Team Members ◽  
Computer Aided ◽  
Collaborative Product Design ◽  
Virtual Modeling ◽  
Networked Organizations

Computer-aided design/computer-aided engineering (CAD/CAE) tools are a valuable resource in today’s product development process. Among other features, these tools enable collaborative development, reduce costs, and improve the efficiency of the development process (McGrath, 2004). Virtual and networked organizations should explore these computational tools to the utmost. Among CAD/CAE tools, virtual modeling and rapid prototyping are very pertinent for virtual and networked organizations due to the large impact those tools can have here (Wright, 2001). Adequately used, virtual modeling allows collaborative development to its full extent, either among team members inside a company or between companies involved in the development of a specific product. It is necessary to emphasize that CAD/CAE tools, particularly those for simulation of virtual models (either process simulation or structural modeling), can be very dangerous when used as a black box; a sensible analysis of results is a prerequisite to prevent complications in later stages of the process. This article starts by describing the main stages of product design and engineering. The concept of virtual modeling and a comparative overview to traditional product development methods are provided. The current rapid prototyping techniques and their advantages and disadvantages are described. Last, some of today’s main applications for CSCW within the framework of product design methodologies are analyzed.

Virtual Modeling and Prototyping in Collaborative Product Design

2011 ◽  
pp. 1812-1818
Author(s):  
Ricardo Simões
Keyword(s):  
Product Development ◽  
Rapid Prototyping ◽  
Product Design ◽  
Development Process ◽  
Collaborative Development ◽  
Team Members ◽  
Computer Aided ◽  
Collaborative Product Design ◽  
Virtual Modeling ◽  
Networked Organizations

Computer-aided design/computer-aided engineering (CAD/CAE) tools are a valuable resource in today’s product development process. Among other features, these tools enable collaborative development, reduce costs, and improve the efficiency of the development process (McGrath, 2004). Virtual and networked organizations should explore these computational tools to the utmost. Among CAD/CAE tools, virtual modeling and rapid prototyping are very pertinent for virtual and networked organizations due to the large impact those tools can have here (Wright, 2001). Adequately used, virtual modeling allows collaborative development to its full extent, either among team members inside a company or between companies involved in the development of a specific product. It is necessary to emphasize that CAD/CAE tools, particularly those for simulation of virtual models (either process simulation or structural modeling), can be very dangerous when used as a black box; a sensible analysis of results is a prerequisite to prevent complications in later stages of the process. This article starts by describing the main stages of product design and engineering. The concept of virtual modeling and a comparative overview to traditional product development methods are provided. The current rapid prototyping techniques and their advantages and disadvantages are described. Last, some of today’s main applications for CSCW within the framework of product design methodologies are analyzed.

Virtual concurrent product development of plastic injection moulds

2000 ◽  
Vol 214 (2) ◽  
pp. 165-168 ◽  
Author(s):  
G Britton ◽  
T S Beng ◽  
Y Wang
Keyword(s):  
Product Development ◽  
Collaborative Design ◽  
Computer Aided Design ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Prototype System ◽  
Computer Aided ◽  
Cad Cam ◽  
Cad Models ◽  
Aided Design ◽  
Plastic Injection

This paper describes three approaches for virtual product development of plastic injection moulds. The first is characterized by the use of three-dimensional computer aided design (CAD) for product design, two-dimensional drafting for mould design and three-dimensional computer aided design/manufacture (CAD/CAM) for mould manufacture. The second is characterized by the use of three-dimensional CAD models by all three participants, but between any two participants some form of file conversion is normally required because different CAD systems are used. The first two approaches share one common feature: the models are passed serially from the product designer to the mould designer and on to the toolmaker. They represent current practice in industry. The third approach is a proposed collaborative design process. Participants can work concurrently on the same model, sharing their knowledge and experience. The process is currently being refined and will be validated later this year with a prototype system based on Unigraphics iMAN software.

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