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12systematic Design

This document summarizes key aspects of design for manufacturing (DFM). It defines DFM as aiming to reduce manufacturing costs while maintaining product quality, development time, and costs. DFM requires a cross-functional team with manufacturing expertise to accurately estimate costs. It should be performed throughout the development process. The document outlines estimating manufacturing costs, reducing component and assembly costs, reducing support costs, and considering how DFM decisions impact other factors like development time, cost, quality, and lifecycle costs.

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12systematic Design

This document summarizes key aspects of design for manufacturing (DFM). It defines DFM as aiming to reduce manufacturing costs while maintaining product quality, development time, and costs. DFM requires a cross-functional team with manufacturing expertise to accurately estimate costs. It should be performed throughout the development process. The document outlines estimating manufacturing costs, reducing component and assembly costs, reducing support costs, and considering how DFM decisions impact other factors like development time, cost, quality, and lifecycle costs.

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Chapter 9

Design For Manufacturing (DFM)

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Definition of the DFM


The most common methodology aimed at reducing mfg costs while simultaneously improving (or at least not inappropriately compromising) product quality, development time, and development cost.

DFM requires a Cross-Functional Team.

Cost estimation requires expertise with the relevant production process. So, suppliers and mfg experts must be involved in this process.

DFM is performed throughout the Development Process.

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Overview of the DFM


See Exhibit 3

Estimate the manufacturing costs. Reduce the costs of components. Reduce the costs of assembly. Reduce the costs of supporting production. Consider the impact of DFM decisions on other factors.

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Estimate the manufacturing costs


1 Component costs, Assembly costs, Overhead costs See Exhibit 5

Fixed Costs vs. Variable Costs The Bill of Materials (BOM) Estimating the Costs of Standard Components Estimating the Costs of Custom Components Estimating the Cost of Assembly Estimating the Overhead Costs

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Reduce the Component costs

Understand the Process Constraints and Cost Drivers Redesign Components to Eliminate Processing Steps Choose the Appropriate Economic Scale for the Part Process ; See Exhibit 10 Standardize Components and Processes Black Box Component Procurement

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Reduce the Assembly costs

Keeping Score

assembly efficiency (Boothroyd and Dewhurst,1989) DFA index

Integrate Parts Maximize Ease of Assembly Consider Customer Assembly

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Reduce the Support costs


In fact, the mfg cost estimates are often insensitive to many of the factors that actually drive overhead charges. Nevertheless, the goal in this respect should be to reduce the actual costs of production support, even if overhead cost estimates dont change.

Minimize Systemic Complexity

Scorecard of mfg complexity; See Exhibit 13

Error Proofing

to anticipate the possible failure mode to take appropriate corrective actions early

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Consider the Impact of DFM decisions on other factors


the economic success of a product vs. the economic success of the entire enterprise

The impact of DFM on Development Time The impact of DFM on Development Cost The impact of DFM on Product Quality The impact of DFM on External Factors

Component re-use, Life-cycle costs

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