Comprehensive Assessment of the Manufacturability of Products

Abstract

Introduction. The assessment of the manufacturability of products – as a stage of production planning and a key aspect of the development of modern industrial machining systems — is an urgent task of modern mechanical engineering. In this regard, theoretical and practical research on the development of methodological approaches to determining the weight significance of quantitative indicators in assessing the manufacturability of parts is highly relevant. The objective of the presented work was to develop an evaluation method aimed at improving the quality of part processing and the effectiveness of the performance of multiproduct manufacturing systems based on the development of additional quantitative indicators for assessing production manufacturability.Materials and Methods. To assess the impact of quantitative production indicators associated with time spent during equipment downtime, a model was created. It was aimed at predicting event flows of delivery of batches of parts for manufacturing for a specific operation and flows of processed parts using the queuing theory apparatus. This approach makes it possible to take into account both the design-engineering characteristics of parts, the features of a particular production system, and the emerging manufacturing situation.Results. The degree of influence of the manufacturability indicators at the level of the process operation was determined by assessing the possible impact on the components when calculating piece-calculation time (Тшт.к.). The interrelations between the manufacturability indicators and expenses for all items of the production cost of part processing (СОП), as well as costs associated with organizational downtime of equipment (Спр.о.i) were established. The degree of influence of the indicators of manufacturability relative to other indicators was determined by using the apparatus of paired comparisons in decision-making in relation to all structural elements of production costs.Discussion and Conclusion. The approach to the implementation of this design procedure was described, which provided taking into account the composition and capabilities of processing equipment of a particular production and the actual production situation. The developed formalized models make it possible to comprehensively predict the impact of the manufacturability indicators of parts on the performance effectiveness of machining systems during their manufacture.