Delivering Design for Manufacturing Excellence 2007-01-1539

This paper provides the route to increase revenue and reduce cycle times by taking a holistic approach towards design and manufacturing excellence. The paper will outline how to: 1) Give manufacturing planners early access to in-work designs to allow for concurrent design/manufacturing planning and ongoing manufacturing input into design decisions. 2) Introduce production rules into design processes from the conceptual phase. 3) Provide a change management system that enables bi-directional communication and impact analysis on related manufacturing processes and resources. 4) Establish an integrated virtual product and factory definition that evolves together throughout the development lifecycle. 5) Collaborate in a unified 3D environment to ensure designs are produced “right first time.”