A manufacturing-oriented approach for multi-platforming product family design with modified genetic algorithm

2009 ◽  
Vol 22 (6) ◽  
pp. 891-907 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhuo Liu ◽  
Yoke San Wong ◽  
Kim Seng Lee
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Algorithm ◽  
Product Family ◽  
Product Family Design ◽  
Modified Genetic Algorithm ◽  
Oriented Approach

A genetic algorithm based method for product family design optimization

2003 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bryan D'Souza ◽  
Timothy W. Simpson∗
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Algorithm ◽  
Design Optimization ◽  
Product Family ◽  
Product Family Design

Joint Pricing and Platform Configuration in Product Family Design With Genetic Algorithm

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Li Qian ◽  
David Ben-Arieh
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Algorithm ◽  
Mass Customization ◽  
Product Family ◽  
Product Family Design ◽  
Customer Preferences ◽  
Platform Architecture ◽  
Decision Variables ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Joint Pricing ◽  
Assembly Constraints

Manufacturers add numerous product variants to address different customer preferences for mass customization. One approach to implement the mass customization is to develop or produce products based on the platform architecture. A platform is a set of common components, modules or parts shared by product variants in one product family. One product variant makes use of the platform as the starting point and then add or remove components to change features of the product. The problem of determining the platform configuration is considered as maximizing the overall profit under the price-dependent demand market environment while satisfying the part assembly constraints. Platform configuration and sale prices are decision variables in the problem. A strategy based on Genetic Algorithm is proposed to solve the illustrating problem involving the product family of cordless drills. Results manifest that the sale price decision could have significant influence on the product family design, e.g. the platform configuration and the profitability of one product family.

A generic genetic algorithm for product family design

2007 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 233-247 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jianxin (Roger) Jiao ◽  
Yiyang Zhang ◽  
Yi Wang
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Algorithm ◽  
Product Family ◽  
Product Family Design
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