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Here you will find weblinks pointing to design research resources in the area of 'design for manufacturing and assembly' (DFMA).
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1   Link   Design for Manufacturing & Assembly in Defence environment
Steve Watts describes benefits of using a DFMA design process in bring together disparate elements of design and production.
2   Link   DFMA - Medical Products
Brief review of methods and typical outcomes for applying Design for Manufacture and Assembly methods in medical product design.
3   Link   Lean Design Guide Book
Useful snippets of book available at this URL from Amazon. Good book for understanding role of Lean Manufacturing in DFMA.
4   Link   Design for Assembly - Wikipedia
Good review of DfA and its historical role as the basis for Design for Manufacture (DfMa). See also useful url pointers at end of webpage.
5   Link   DFMA research tool- worked example
PowerPoint of a worked example of applying a DFMA research tool to an existing component.
6   Link   Design for Manufacture/Assembly (DRMAssoc)
Rich collection of resources advising on design for manufacture and assembly.
7   Link   Design for product-line optimisation
Research to otimise product line production for products from which maximum income and profit are derived.
8   Link   Design research - build to order
Distilled from David M. Anderson, Build-to-Order & Mass Customization; The Ultimate Supply Chain Management and Lean Production Strategy for Low-Cost On-Demand Production without Forecasts or Inventory; (2004, 520 pages; CIM Press, 1-800-924-0200.
Also relevant to design research into mass customisation.
9   Link   Mass customisation
David M. Anderson, Build-to-Order & Mass Customization; The Ultimate Distilled from Supply Chain Management and Lean Production Strategy for Low-Cost On-Demand Production without Forecasts or Inventory; (2004, 520 pages; CIM Press, 1-800-924-0200.
10   Link   Design for Manufacturability - D. M. Anderson
Distilled from David M. Anderson, Design for Manufacturability & Concurrent Engineering; How to Design for Low Cost, Design in High Quality, Design for Lean Manufacture, and Design Quickly for Fast Production (2006, 448 pages; CIM Press 805-924-0200.
11   Link   DFMA survey results
Report on a survey by Boothroyd Dewhurst (DFMA secialists) in 2007 showing where strongest benefits of use of DFMA occur.