Engineering Changes in Product Design - A Review

International Conference on Advances in Materials and Manufacturing Applications 2016

Karthik, K.^1 ; Janardhan Reddy, K.^1

School of Mechanical and Building Sciences (SMBS), VIT University, India^1

关键词: Change management;    Configuration management;    Design Structure Matrices;    Engineering change managements;    Modular products;    Product architecture;    Product structure;    Version control;    Work-flows;   

Others  :  https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1757-899X/149/1/012001/pdf
DOI  :  10.1088/1757-899X/149/1/012001

来源: IOP

【 摘 要 】

Changes are fundamental to product development. Engineering changes are unavoidable and can arise at any phase of the product life cycle. The consideration of market requirements, customer/user feedbacks, manufacturing constraints, design innovations etc., turning them into viable products can be accomplished when product change is managed properly. In the early design cycle, informal changes are accepted. However, changes become formal when its complexity and cost increases, and as product matures. To maximize the market shares, manufacturers have to effectively and efficiently manage engineering changes by means of Configuration Control. The paper gives a broad overview about 'Engineering Change Management' (ECM) through configuration management and its implications in product design. The aim is to give an idea and understanding about the engineering changes in product design scenario to the new researchers. This paper elaborates the significant aspect of managing the engineering changes and the importance of ECM in a product life cycle.