Lecture 3 OM
Lecture 3 OM
Topics
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Generating New Products
Product Development Stages
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Car development process
Quality Function Deployment (QFD)
Product life
Maruti- 800: 25+ yrs, Ambassador- 40+ yrs.
Light vehicles, platforms introduced during the 1980s
lasted 8.6 years’ those introduced 1990s and 2000s
existing for an average of 7.6 years.
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Issues for Product Design
Issues for Product Design
1. Modular design
2. Robust design
3. Value analysis
4. Computer-aided design (CAD)
5. Computer-aided manufacturing (CAM)
6. Virtual reality technology
7. Sustainability and Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
Modular Design
Benefits:
Improve ease of manufacture.
Improve ease of assembly.
Reduced complexity of the product.
Additional standardization of components.
Improved job design and job safety.
Improved maintainability (serviceability) of the product.
DFMA….2/2
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Computer Aided Design (CAD)
3-D printing.
Complex design, low volume,
remote/produce anywhere.
Computer-Aided Manufacturing (CAM)
Operational benefits-
Shorter production time.
Complex design
Database availability.
New range of capabilities.
Car development process
Virtual Reality Technology