Process planning by integrated design and evaluation of technology chains using a standard erp-system

Gunther Reinhart, Christian Lau, Stefan Mueller, Hans Uwe Baron

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Abstract

The configuration, evaluation and selection of technology chains are some of the most critical tasks, regarding the determination of optimal product and production costs. Nonetheless, these process planning tasks are often still performed in a sequential way and are only unsatisfactorily considered within the process of product development. This paper presents a methodology to overcome these shortcomings, using an integrated configuration and evaluation of technology chains. Its implementation with a standard ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) System is shown. Basically, the proposed methodology consists of three components. The first one is a product-technology-matrix that specifies the correlations between a company's products and its available or projected technologies. The second component is a modular generic technology chain model that enables a classification of technologies. A combined quantitative and qualitative evaluation model to calculate and compare different technology chains completes the proposed methodology. These three elements facilitate an appropriate knowledge management concerning products, technologies and their relations. Additionally, a fast configuration of alternative technology chains and a selection of the most adequate ones for newly designed products are addressed, reducing the time of planning processes by almost one quarter. The implementation of the methodology using a standard ERP system is illustrated by two representative use cases.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2007 Proceedings of the ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, DETC2007
Pages773-778
Number of pages6
DOIs
StatePublished - 2008
Externally publishedYes
EventASME/IEEE International Conference on Mechatronic and Embedded Systems and Applications, presented at - 2007 ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, IDETC/CIE2007 - Las Vegas, NV, United States
Duration: 4 Sep 20077 Sep 2007

Publication series

Name2007 Proceedings of the ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, DETC2007
Volume4

Conference

ConferenceASME/IEEE International Conference on Mechatronic and Embedded Systems and Applications, presented at - 2007 ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, IDETC/CIE2007
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityLas Vegas, NV
Period4/09/077/09/07

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