A design and implementation methodology for high variety electronics assembly systems

Abstract

Small indigenous manufacturers of electronic equipment are coming under increasingly severe pressure to adopt a strong defensive position against large multinational and Far Eastern companies. A common response to this threat has been for these firms to adopt a 'market driven' business strategy based on quality and customer service, rather than a 'technology led' strategy which uses technical specification and price to compete. To successfully implement this type of strategy there is a need for production systems to be redesigned to suit the new demands of marketing. Increased range and fast response require economy of scope rather t ban economy or scale while the organisation's culture must promote quality and process consciousness. This paper describes the 'Modular Assembly Cascade' concept which addresses these needs by applying the principles of flexible manufacturing (FMS) and just in time (,JlT) to electronics assembly. A methodology for executing the concept is also outlined. This is called DRAMA (Design Houtirw !'or· Adopting Modular Assembly).

Divisions: College of Business and Social Sciences > Aston Business School > Operations & Information Management
Event Title: 2nd international conference on Technology Management
Event Type: Other
Event Dates: 1990-01-01 - 1990-01-01
Uncontrolled Keywords: flexible assembly systems,electronics assembly,high variety assembly,process design methodology,implementation of new technology
Last Modified: 26 Dec 2023 09:51
Date Deposited: 11 Mar 2019 20:32
PURE Output Type: Paper
Published Date: 1990
Authors: Bennett, David J. (ORCID Profile 0000-0003-1480-8652)

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