In this paper we present an approach to determine the optimal level of component commonality for end-product components that do not differentiate models from ...
We show that an optimal design achieves high cost savings by using significantly fewer variants than a no-commonality design but significantly more variants ...
We develop two approaches to solve the problem: a branch-and-bound algorithm that can solve small- and medium-size problems optimally, and a simulated annealing ...
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The commonality index is a measure of how well the product design utilizes standardized components. A component item is any inventory item (including a raw ...
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We show that an optimal design achieves high cost savings by using significantly fewer variants than a no-commonality design but significantly more variants ...