Chapter 2: Collaborative design and manufacturing

Title: Development of a Collaborative and Integrated Design and Manufacturing Service Platform for Injection Mold Industry

Author(s): Tung-Hung Lu, Amy J.C. Trappey, Yu-Chiung Hsu, Kaelin Chang

Address: Industrial Technology Research Institute, CAST. Bldg. 52, 195 Sec.4, Chung Hsing Rd., Chutung, Hsinchu, Taiwan 310, R.O.C. China | Department of Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, National Tsing Hua University. Hsinchu, Taiwan 300, R.O.C China | Department of Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, National Tsing Hua University. Hsinchu, Taiwan 300, R.O.C China | Department of Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, National Tsing Hua University. Hsinchu, Taiwan 300, R.O.C China

Reference: International Conference on Product Lifecycle Management 2005 pp. 78 - 89

Abstract/Summary: The collaborative and integrated design and manufacturing (CIDM) service is a new business model for the injection mold industry. This research focuses on the as-is and to-be process analysis of the industry. The current mold industrial practice will be discussed using the as-is models including three major views of organization, behaviour and object models. Then, the new practice of the collaborative and integrated mold design and manufacturing is described in the to-be model, which also consists of three key views and their relationship. The comparison of the traditional mold design and production and the new CIDM model is conducted to demonstrate the benefits of the to-be model. Finally, the goals of this research are to identify and define the requirements, functional details and system architecture of CIDM, as well as implement the prototype of a CIDM service platform demonstrating the realization of the innovative business model.

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