Simultaneous Engineering - Plant & Production Engineering

Simultaneous Engineering

AVL‘s frontloading for manufacturing provides immediate reaction on the cost, quality and manufacturability of AVL engineered products.

AVL Solution

AVL designed components are checked, adapted and released for ease of manufacturing and assembly
Calculation of different design variants. Top-down breakdown of customer cost targets, bottom-up calculation and tracking of AVL-designed components
AVL designed components are checked, adapted and released for measurability and manufacturing tolerances
Assessment of available technologies and supplier capabilities, feedback to design

Target Costing	Development of BOM cost targets Development of investment targets Balancing main imperatives: Performance & CO₂ emissions Quality & Reliability Cost & Weight Customer/Market specifics Cross-Referencing with AVL cost database.
Design to Cost	Bottom-up calculation of identified main cost drivers Cost calculation of design alternatives as a basis for concept decisions Identification of areas for improvement / deviation analysis / simplified value analysis Reporting against target
Design for Manufacture	On-site review of customer manufacturing philosophy including machining, assembly, quality, support function Review of customer production strategies Evaluation of existing and planned technology readiness Discussion and documentation of production hard points & limitations [geometry, tooling, clamping strategy etc.] Detailed review of component design concerning cost-efficient manufacturability [technologies, geometries, materials, processes]
Design for Assembly	Evaluation of Assembly Steps and Accessibility with DMU Production Equipment Initial Assembly Order Definition Identification of critical Assembly Steps (P-FMEA if requested) Definition of Poka-Yoke or other Countermeasures
Design to Quality	Contribution to D-FMEA Alignment on existing quality standards, systems and methods Agreement on plan to meet quality performance targets Drawing Review: Tolerance Analysis in View of Manufacturability Datum & Measurability Tolerance Chain Review in View of Measurability and Manufacturability KPC Analysis Definition of Measuring Method
Supplier Intergation	Make-or-Buy Analysis Identification of capable Suppliers (upon request) Supplier Audits (upon request) Supplier Integration into Development Process APQP Process (upon request) Supplier Development and Supplier Quality Assurance (upon request)