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基础上。它将培训研究生，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。拟议的研究将有助于管理动荡的制造需求，通过生成一个制造计划和控制系统，将很容易适应新的制造库存和能力为基础的政策。一些控制理论和模型将被开发，以实现这一目标。此外，相当大的努力将致力于优化产品的设计，使他们能够有效地组装和拆卸。这项研究将有助于废旧产品（和制造系统的组件）的适当回收，以及在其整个生命周期中的维护和维修。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.