Lead-Time Effect Comparison of Additive Manufacturing with Conventional Alternatives
Paper in proceeding, 2020
This single case study used value stream mapping as input data to analyse alternatives for production of quenching tools in an on-site tool department of an automotive manufacturer. The existing manufacturing organised as a functional workshop was compared to the alternatives, adding an additive manufacturing cell or a conventional automated cell, with regards to lead-Time and needed process changes. The results indicate that lead-Time savings should not be the only reason for considering additive manufacturing. When it is beneficial for design and product functionality improvements, however, lead time improvements may give a contribution to the business case.
Lead-Time
Case study
Tool manufacturing
Additive manufacturing
Scenario-based analysis method
Author
Martin Kurdve
RISE Research Institutes of Sweden
Chalmers, Technology Management and Economics, Supply and Operations Management
Karl Eric Persson
RISE Research Institutes of Sweden
Magnus Widfeldt
RISE Research Institutes of Sweden
Johan C Berglund
Chalmers, Industrial and Materials Science
RISE Research Institutes of Sweden
Alexander Drott
Volvo Group
Advances in Transdisciplinary Engineering
Vol. 13 672-679
9781614994398 (ISBN)
9th Swedish Production Symposium, SPS 2020
Virtual; online, Sweden,
Virtual; online, Sweden,
Subject Categories
Production Engineering, Human Work Science and Ergonomics
Other Engineering and Technologies not elsewhere specified
Reliability and Maintenance
Driving Forces
Sustainable development
Areas of Advance
Production
DOI
10.3233/ATDE200207