Unlocking the economic value and potential of design for manufacture and assembly in a developing country for sustainability

W. R. Nyemba; R. K. Muzoroza; T. Chikuku; C. Mbohwa

doi:10.1109/IEEM.2017.8290205

Unlocking the economic value and potential of design for manufacture and assembly in a developing country for sustainability

W. R. Nyemba
, R. K. Muzoroza
, T. Chikuku
, C. Mbohwa

Quality and Operations Management

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

4 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DFMA) principles are aimed at 'doing it right the first time' in the minimum possible time with the least or optimal number of parts. However, this depends on the operating environment and thus differs from place to place. This normally presents challenges to engineers tasked with product development, compounded by poor macro-economic conditions. Research carried out at a boilermaking company in Zimbabwe at a time when the country was facing an economic crisis revealed that due to inadequate infrastructure, the company would have lost the potential to supply ethanol storage tanks. The research was aimed at exploring the potential and maximizing the economic value of DFMA by modifying them to suit the environment and in so doing, helped the company to secure the business opportunity for the sustainable production and supply of storage tanks.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2017 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, IEEM 2017
Publisher	IEEE Computer Society
Pages	1817-1821
Number of pages	5
ISBN (Electronic)	9781538609484
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/IEEM.2017.8290205
Publication status	Published - 2 Jul 2017
Event	2017 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, IEEM 2017 - Singapore, Singapore Duration: 10 Dec 2017 → 13 Dec 2017

Publication series

Name	IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management
Volume	2017-December
ISSN (Print)	2157-3611
ISSN (Electronic)	2157-362X

Conference

Conference	2017 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, IEEM 2017
Country/Territory	Singapore
City	Singapore
Period	10/12/17 → 13/12/17

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 1 No Poverty
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production

Keywords

DFMA
economic analysis
product development

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Business, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous)
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality

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Nyemba, W. R., Muzoroza, R. K., Chikuku, T., & Mbohwa, C. (2017). Unlocking the economic value and potential of design for manufacture and assembly in a developing country for sustainability. In 2017 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, IEEM 2017 (pp. 1817-1821). (IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management; Vol. 2017-December). IEEE Computer Society. https://doi.org/10.1109/IEEM.2017.8290205

Nyemba, W. R. ; Muzoroza, R. K. ; Chikuku, T. et al. / Unlocking the economic value and potential of design for manufacture and assembly in a developing country for sustainability. 2017 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, IEEM 2017. IEEE Computer Society, 2017. pp. 1817-1821 (IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management).

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Nyemba, WR, Muzoroza, RK, Chikuku, T & Mbohwa, C 2017, Unlocking the economic value and potential of design for manufacture and assembly in a developing country for sustainability. in 2017 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, IEEM 2017. IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, vol. 2017-December, IEEE Computer Society, pp. 1817-1821, 2017 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, IEEM 2017, Singapore, Singapore, 10/12/17. https://doi.org/10.1109/IEEM.2017.8290205

Unlocking the economic value and potential of design for manufacture and assembly in a developing country for sustainability. / Nyemba, W. R.; Muzoroza, R. K.; Chikuku, T. et al.
2017 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, IEEM 2017. IEEE Computer Society, 2017. p. 1817-1821 (IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management; Vol. 2017-December).

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Unlocking the economic value and potential of design for manufacture and assembly in a developing country for sustainability

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