Supporting Manufacturing System Design: A Case Study on Application of InDeaTe Design Tool for a Smart Manufacturing Sys
InDeaTe is a Design Tool that aids the designer by empowering ideation through a methodical process of design. This paper presents the evaluation of the tool through a case study on a manufacturing system design problem conducted in University of Californ
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Abstract InDeaTe is a Design Tool that aids the designer by empowering ideation through a methodical process of design. This paper presents the evaluation of the tool through a case study on a manufacturing system design problem conducted in University of California, Berkeley. The problem given was to design a ‘smart’ manufacturing line for a lawnmower shaft. Four designers participated in the exercise, in teams of two each; one team used the tool and other did not. Design outcomes were compared. Analysis of the results showed a larger number of ideas generated by the team using the tool compared to the team without the tool. This study, although conducted over a short period with limited number of designers, illustrates the potential of the InDeaTe tool to address manufacturing system design problems by not only developing a richer subset of design outcomes, but also by taking into account sustainability considerations throughout the product life cycle. Keywords Smart manufacturing gies and tools InDeaTe tool
Design for sustainability Enabling technolo-
P. Uchil (&) K. Ghadge S. Acharya A. Chakrabarti Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India e-mail: [email protected] R. Bhinge S. Robinson D. Dornfeld Laboratory for Manufacturing and Sustainability, University of California, Berkeley, USA S. Rachuri National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, USA G. Ameta Washington State University, Pullman, USA © Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2017 A. Chakrabarti and D. Chakrabarti (eds.), Research into Design for Communities, Volume 2, Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies 66, DOI 10.1007/978-981-10-3521-0_28
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1 Introduction This paper describes a case study conducted to systematically evaluate the influence of following a structured design process and methods using InDeaTe tool than without using the same. Structure of the paper is as follows. Section 1.1 provides motivation behind choosing smart manufacturing system design as the problem domain, Sect. 2 introduces the research objectives and the problem brief, Sect. 3 introduces the InDeaTe tool; describes design exercise carried out using the InDeaTe tool and without using the InDeaTe tool, Sect. 4 includes analysis of design process, Sect. 5 covers evaluation of the outcomes of the exercise, Sect. 6 summarizes the work and reflects on the effect of the InDeaTe tool.
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Focus on Smart Manufacturing System Design Problem
With ever increasing tension between consumer demands and natural as well as engineered resource depletion, some of the most advanced economies are seeking to revolutionize their manufacturing competencies through smart manufacturing [1]. Such blending of the physical and cyber worlds is expected to open up doors for innovation that has the potential to optimize the entire manufacturing sector to improve quality, flexibility, productivity, and energy efficiency without compromising on sustainability. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), an agency of
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