Different types of cooperation between the R&D and Engineering departments in companies with a design-to-order production environment

For many companies, “customized” means products that even the most sophisticated of product or process configuration tools cannot define in advance. Such products need a design-to-order production environment (DTO). In practice, there are significant differences in cooperation between the R&D an...

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Published in:CIRP annals 2017, Vol.66 (1), p.405-408
Main Authors: Schönsleben, Paul, Weber, Stefan, Koenigs, Sven, Duchi, Aldo
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Customization
Design-to-order
Management
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Summary:For many companies, “customized” means products that even the most sophisticated of product or process configuration tools cannot define in advance. Such products need a design-to-order production environment (DTO). In practice, there are significant differences in cooperation between the R&D and (order-specific) Engineering departments in DTO companies. This paper starts by presenting industrial examples that use various means (practices or tools) for cooperation. The factors that influence the choice of these means are identified, revealing two fundamental classes of DTO companies. Finally, types of cooperation are identified that lie between these classes, leading to a systematic expansion of the classification.
ISSN:0007-8506
DOI:10.1016/j.cirp.2017.04.014