DFA/DFM Tools for Successful Product Development

This paper provides an account of the role of design for manufacture (DFM) and design for assembly (DFA) in modern manufacturing enterprises. Software tools for integrated design for manufacture re presented with trend data on the use of such tools. A decision model for design for manufacture and assembly is also discussed for the purpose of highlighting the key features of these methodologies. Authors: T. Page, G. Thorsteinsoon (Loughborough University)