Engineered-to-order Approach for Providing Flexibility in e-Commerce of Mold Parts

• Published in: Concurrent engineering, research and applications Vol. 15; no. 4; pp. 345 - 355
• Main Authors: Mun, Duhwan, Jang, Kwangsub, Han, Soonhung, Kim, Junhwan, Hwang, Ho-Jin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London, England Sage Publications 01-12-2007
• Subjects: e-machining; mold parts; e-commerce; data dictionary; engineered-to-order (ETO)
• ISSN: 1063-293X; 1531-2003
• DOI: 10.1177/1063293X07084634

In the mold parts industry, customers typically place orders for order-made parts
with some changes to the design specifications of ready-made parts within the extent
of the manufacturing capability of the supplier. Being customized for ready-made
parts, existing e-Catalog systems cannot support this trade pattern. To solve this
problem, an engineered-to-order (ETO) approach is proposed here, enabling the trade
of order-made parts in an e-Catalog system by utilizing the design and manufacturing
knowledge of part suppliers. After addressing technological challenges and their
solutions, we describe application results of the ETO approach to two types of mold
parts — ejector pins and mold bases.