Globalization of the Design for Manufacturability/Assembly Process within the Automotive Wiring Assembly Business 1999-01-0052
Automotive wiring assembly design and manufacturing has evolved from a locally based business to a global business. It is common today to engineer the design of a wiring assembly in one region of the world, to manufacture it in a second region, and to assemble it into the vehicle in a third region. This creates a need for global collaboration, training and communications. Design for Manufacturability (DFM) is a tool that can aid in this, in developing common processes globally, and reducing the cost and design complexity of the product in the early design stages.
To develop a global DFM process, an organization must develop and implement a strategy. This paper will review the approach that an automotive wiring assembly supplier adopted. It will enumerate the benefits of developing a global Design for Manufacturability process, selecting a champion, and using a twelve-step plan to integrate DFM into each region. This paper will summarize a systematic approach for integrating, implementing, and tracking DFM globally.
Citation: Gilson, J., "Globalization of the Design for Manufacturability/Assembly Process within the Automotive Wiring Assembly Business," SAE Technical Paper 1999-01-0052, 1999, https://doi.org/10.4271/1999-01-0052. Download Citation
Author(s):
Jay F. Gilson
Affiliated:
Delphi Automotive Systems
Pages: 8
Event:
International Congress & Exposition
ISSN:
0148-7191
e-ISSN:
2688-3627
Also in:
Technology for Product and Process Integration-SP-1449
Related Topics:
Assembling
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Globalization
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