ITR: Collaborative Research - Information Technology Issues for Complex Engineering Product: Mass Customization in Geographically Distributed Environments

ITR：协作研究 - 复杂工程产品的信息技术问题：地理分布式环境中的大规模定制

• 批准号: 0312651
• 负责人: Douglas Timmer
• 金额: $ 9.99万
• 依托单位: The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2003
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2003-09-01 至 2007-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0312651&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: ITR; Collaborative; Research; Information; Technology

This study is grant provides funding for an investigation of the issues associated with information technology in the manufacturing of complex engineering products using mass customization in the north/south maquila manufacturing systems. Mass customization is a concept based on the processes associated with the production and delivery of products with diverse configurations, as prescribed by the customer, with a veryrelatively short lead time. It is believed thatthat mass customization can provide a competitive advantage for the Mexico based maquila manufacturers and reduce the loss of jobs and businesses to overseas operations. This research will focus on the development of the IT backbone which is critical for successful implementation of mass customization methodology for assembly of application to complex, customized products. There are three key elements of this research: the identification of an appropriate design methodology for mass customization of complex, customer-defined products for the North/South maquila manufacturing environment;, the identification of manufacturing methodology to support mass customization; and the identification of critical Information Technology issues for integration of product design-component manufacturing-product assembly to optimize the effectiveness in terms of cost and speed of the mass customization process.The If successful, the results of this research will provide a general framework with which to understand the information technology issues associated with mass customization. The long term goals to be addressed in this study areIt is anticipated that the following deliverables will be created: a methodology for the identification and modeling of product variants and their impact on mass customization;, a methodology for the identification and modeling of manufacturing processes and their impact upon mass customization;, a suitability metric for mass customization;, a conceptual framework for information technology issues in mass customization; and an evaluation of the conceptual framework. This research will be jointly conducted at Michigan State University and the University of Texas - Pan American, that is located in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas. The location of the two institutions mirrors the geographic configuration of many maquila operations - engineering function in the north and manufacture in the south.. Participation in this research by industrial partners that have home offices in Michigan and maquila operations in Texas, and application of the mass customization framework developed should provide benefits for the manufacturing operations that operate under the north/south scheme; particularly the historically economically disadvantaged areas in South Texas.

本研究为在北/南maquila制造系统中使用大规模定制制造复杂工程产品的信息技术相关问题的调查提供资金。大规模定制是一个概念，基于与生产和交付不同配置的产品相关的过程，根据客户的规定，在相对较短的交货时间内。据信，大规模定制可以为墨西哥的maquila制造商提供竞争优势，并减少海外业务的就业和业务损失。本研究将集中于IT骨干的开发，这对于成功实施大规模定制方法，将应用程序组装到复杂的定制产品至关重要。这项研究有三个关键要素：确定一种适合大规模定制复杂产品的设计方法，客户定义的产品适用于北/南加工厂的制造环境；识别支持大规模定制的制造方法；以及产品设计-组件制造-产品装配集成的关键信息技术问题的识别，以优化大规模定制过程的成本和速度方面的有效性。如果成功的话，这项研究的结果将为理解与大规模定制相关的信息技术问题提供一个总体框架。本研究要解决的长期目标是：预计将创建以下可交付成果：用于识别和建模产品变体及其对大规模定制的影响的方法；制造过程的识别和建模及其对大规模定制的影响的方法；大规模定制的适宜性度量；大规模定制中信息技术问题的概念框架；以及对概念框架的评估。这项研究将由密歇根州立大学和德克萨斯大学泛美航空公司联合进行，该公司位于德克萨斯州的格兰德河谷下游。这两个机构的位置反映了许多加工厂的地理配置——工程功能在北部，制造在南部。在密歇根州设有总部、在德克萨斯州设有加工厂的工业合作伙伴参与这项研究，并应用所开发的大规模定制框架，应为在南北方案下运作的制造业务提供好处；尤其是历史上经济落后的南德州地区。