Study on life-cycle design for the post mass production paradigm

2000 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 149-161 ◽  
Author(s):  
YASUSHI UMEDA ◽  
AKIRA NONOMURA ◽  
TETSUO TOMIYAMA
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Mass Production ◽  
Product Life Cycle ◽  
Knowledge Bases ◽  
Life Cycles ◽  
Simulation System ◽  
Product Life ◽  
Cycle Simulation ◽  
Life Cycle Design ◽  
Modular Structures

Environmental issues require a new manufacturing paradigm because the current mass production and mass consumption paradigm inevitably cause them. We have already proposed a new manufacturing paradigm called the “Post Mass Production Paradigm (PMPP)” that advocates sustainable production by decoupling economic growth from material and energy consumption. To realize PMPP, appropriate planning of a product life cycle (design of life cycle) is indispensable in addition to the traditional environmental conscious design methodologies. For supporting the design of a life cycle, this paper proposes a life-cycle simulation system that consists of a life-cycle simulator, an optimizer, a model editor, and knowledge bases. The simulation system evaluates product life cycles from an integrated view of environmental consciousness and economic profitability and optimizes the life cycles. A case study with the simulation system illustrates that the environmental impacts can be reduced drastically without decreasing corporate profits by appropriately combining maintenance, reuse and recycling, and by taking into consideration that optimized modular structures differ according to life-cycle options.

Review of Life Cycle Theories

2008 ◽  
pp. 30-54
Author(s):  
Toru Higuchi ◽  
Marvin Troutt
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Facility Location ◽  
Product Life Cycle ◽  
New Product ◽  
Life Cycles ◽  
Product Cycle ◽  
Product Life ◽  
Manufacturing Facility ◽  
Manufacturing Facilities ◽  
Industrial Life Cycle

In this chapter, we discuss the life cycle theories related to the business. The concept of the life cycle has been widely used in marketing. The Product Life Cycle (PLC) is the most well-known one, in which the time is divided into four stages based on the change of sales. It is expanded by combining it with the study of the various consumer types. Other life cycles have been developed from the viewpoint of the innovation and manufacturing facility location. The advancement of technology is the driver for the diffusion of a new product. Sometimes it obsoletes a category of products. The location of manufacturing facilities changes according to the market and technology condition as Product Cycle Theory demonstrates. A concept of the industrial life cycle and a linkage between the life cycle and SCM also are argued in this chapter.

Assessing Product Architecture Costing: Product Life Cycles, Allocation Rules, and Cost Models

2004 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sebastian K. Fixson
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Product Life Cycle ◽  
Life Cycles ◽  
Product Architecture ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Design Decision ◽  
Cost Models ◽  
Product Life ◽  
Allocation Rules ◽  
The Cost

Product families and product platforms have been suggested as design strategies to serve heterogeneous markets via mass customization. Numerous, individual cost advantages of these strategies have been identified for various life cycle processes such as product design, manufacturing, or inventory. However, these advantages do not always occur simultaneously, and sometimes even counteract each other. To develop a better understanding of these phenomena, this paper investigates the cost implications of the underlying design decision: the product architecture choice. The investigation includes factors such as product life cycle phases, allocation rules, and cost models, all of which impact the cost analysis results. Based on this investigation, directions for future research on product architecture costing are provided.

Modeling Competition over Product Life Cycles

2015 ◽  
Vol 32 (04) ◽  
pp. 1550021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ka Ching Chan ◽  
Terry M. Mills
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Product Life Cycle ◽  
Life Cycles ◽  
Valuable Insight ◽  
Mobile Telecommunication ◽  
Product Life ◽  
Market Growth ◽  
Product Life Cycles ◽  
Market Shares ◽  
Different Types

This paper presents a mathematical model, linking the classical Markov models for brand switching and models for product life cycles, to forecast competition analysis and market share. This integrated model can be used to forecast market shares of all competitors, and their market shares, including customers retained, customers gained from market growth, and customers gained from competitors over the product life cycle. Such information provides forecasters with valuable insight about their market positions. The model is generic and can be applied to different types of products and services, under different types and patterns of product life cycle curves. A numerical example on a typical mobile telecommunication industry is used to illustrate the application of the proposed approach.

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