Research On The Mass Customization Product Configuration Design For Cost

Based on analysis of the problem of China manufacture engineering facing economic globalization, this dissertation makes a systematic research of the theory of product configuration design for Mass Customization, which focuses on the product cost during configuration. As a result, author establishes an integrated information system for Mass Customization Configuration and Design. The key thought of this paper are on the method of product family modeling, the expression of the configuration design knowledge, product cost modeling and optimizing.In the first chapter, the paper analyses the origin of Mass Customization and compares the characters between the Mass Customization and other advanced manufacture technologies. On basis of summarization the research evolvement of product configuration and design technology for cost, author brings out the technology of Mass Customization Configuration Design for Cost. Mainly analyze the research of product family modeling, the expression of the configuration design knowledge, product cost modeling and optimizing. The paper also summarizes the know-how technologies of Mass Customization: product information management, product family template and transaction processing, product edition management, configuration design project management. The author points out the deficiency of current research and presents the main content of article, research method and the structure of article.In the second chapter, based on the analysis of product knowledge structure for mass customization, the article puts forward a method of mass customization configuration based on ontology. Firstly, under the guide of ontology theory, the knowledge of configuration design is carefully analyzed when the configuration knowledge domain as well as its property is defined, on the other hand, the configuration rules is figured out. Furthermore, a knowledge model for MC is established and a solution to configuration design is also discussed. Therefore, an integrated MC configuration design wizard, with the help of which the process of configuration is clearly directed. The result of configuration is optimized under some special product policy. Finally, a system frame for MC configuration design is constructed and its key techniques are implemented.In the third chapter, the author analyze the cost composition brought by customer's individual requirements and product cost. Then a complex cost estimation model is established, which not only apply fuzzy theory but also combine fuzzy set ofproduct feature according to expert knowledge and experience. Product cost library is structured on basis of technique process and information data of former product. More detail product information is dug out in subsequence design phase by fuzzy mapping mechanism, which regards product parameters in former design phase as variable. Then evaluate product cost according to the comparable samples searched in product cost library. At last the structure of the cost estimation model is introduced.In the forth chapter, author researches the similarity of product structure and manufacture process, then puts forward the knowledge reuse of MC configuration and design by knowledge search, match and share. Furthermore, product cost optimization based on knowledge reuse is discussed, which mainly focus on the balance of product capability and cost. Three implementation methods of product cost optimization are given as well as the strategy of product orientation.hi the fifth chapter, mainly discuss the realization technology of Mass Customization configuration and design, system framework, key modules and so on. Combining the developed software system and application result in enterprises, this chapter talks about the content of product family module, configuration and designmanagement, product cost estimation and so on.In the last chapter, summarize the research result of Mass Customization configuration and design for cost in paper. The innovation points of the paper are discussed. At last, the author prospect the research...