Managing design and manufacturing complexity

本提案建立在设计和制造领域的既定研究计划的基础上。它将培养研究生，并将产生新的设计和提高生产力的知识和解决方案，供制造业使用。本文提出的研究将通过生成一个易于适应新的制造库存和产能政策的制造计划和控制系统，帮助管理对制造业的动荡需求。许多控制理论和模型将被开发出来以实现这一目标。此外，将付出相当大的努力来优化产品的设计，使它们能够有效和高效地组装和拆卸。这项研究将有助于使用过的产品（和制造系统的组件）的适当回收，以及在其整个生命周期的维护和修理期间。鉴于竞争力和积极的环境影响的重要性，这项研究目前引起了工业界和学术界的兴趣。

The present proposal builds on an established research program in the areas of design and manufacturing. It will train graduate students and will generate new designs and productivity enhancing knowledge and solutions to be used by manufacturing industries. The proposed research will help manage the turbulent demand on manufacturing by generating a Manufacturing Planning and Control System that would be easily adaptable to new manufacturing inventory and capacity based policies. A number of control theories and models will be developed to achieve this goal. Moreover a considerable effort will be devoted to optimize the products design so that they can be assembled and disassembled effectively and efficiently. This research will contribute to the proper recycling of used products (and components of the manufacturing system) and also during their maintenance and repair throughout their life. This research is currently of interest to industry as well as the academic community in view of the importance of competitiveness and positive environmental effects.