A new paradigm for durable product design with up-front consideration of lifetime performance

Authors
Goel, PS Singh, N
Citation
Ps. Goel et N. Singh, A new paradigm for durable product design with up-front consideration of lifetime performance, ROBOT CIM, 15(1), 1999, pp. 65-75
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
AI Robotics and Automatic Control
Journal title
ROBOTICS AND COMPUTER-INTEGRATED MANUFACTURING
ISSN journal
07365845 → ACNP
Volume
15
Issue
1
Year of publication
1999
Pages
65 - 75
Database
ISI
SICI code
0736-5845(199902)15:1<65:ANPFDP>2.0.ZU;2-Y
Abstract
In this paper, we provide a new paradigm for product design by considering lifetime performance of a product at an early stage of product development. Two new concepts are introduced: time-dependent stepped quality loss funct ion for product life and floating targets for functional characteristics. B oth the concepts are used in developing a product life cycle cost function. A mathematical programming model is developed and illustrated by a case st udy. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.