Functional implications of component commonality in operational systems

The application of commonality in a system represents an attempt to reduce costs by reducing the number of unique components. Research in this area has primarily addressed a significant benefit of commonality, the reduction of parts inventories in assemble-to-order manufacturing systems. Likewise, i...

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Published in:IEEE transactions on systems, man, and cybernetics man, and cybernetics, 1992-05, Vol.22 (3), p.548-551
Main Author: Thomas, L.D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aircraft manufacture
Applied sciences
Assembly systems
Cost function
Degradation
Energy consumption
Exact sciences and technology
Inventory control, production control. Distribution
Manufacturing systems
Operational research and scientific management
Operational research. Management science
Production systems
Research and development
Standardization
System performance
Systems Analysis
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Summary:The application of commonality in a system represents an attempt to reduce costs by reducing the number of unique components. Research in this area has primarily addressed a significant benefit of commonality, the reduction of parts inventories in assemble-to-order manufacturing systems. Likewise, in an operational system subject to component failure, spares inventories are reduced through the increased commonality of components. However, commonality tends to degrade system performance parameters, a degradation that can preclude commonality in resource constrained systems such as spacecraft. The functional impacts of component commonality on a system are addressed in a manner that allows inclusion in a commonality analysis.< >
ISSN:0018-9472
2168-2909
DOI:10.1109/21.155954