Traditional design methods generally demand much effort, long throughp
ut times, and high costs. For this reason, implementation of new effic
ient design strategies is becoming increasingly necessary. With applic
ation to robotic assembly, a concentric design model is introduced in
which there is parallel and continual iterative interaction between pr
oduct, process, and system design. The model is used to develop a syst
em layout for the assembly of a power plug assortment.