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1、LEAN REMANUFACTURE OF AN AUTOMOBILE CLUTCHTony Amezquita* and Bert Bras** Saturn Corporation Systems Realization LaboratorySpring Hill, Tennessee Woodruff School of Mechanical EngineeringGeorgia Institute of TechnologyAt

2、lanta, Georgia 30332-0405AbstractIn the history of manufacturing there have been three production systems, namely, craft production, mass production, and lean production. In many automotive remanufacturing operations,

3、 craft production and mass production systems are used as the basis for remanufacturing processes. The lean production system has proven to be more effective in the manufacture of automotive parts and it has allowed m

4、anufacturers who use it to produce in much greater varieties, with higher quality levels, and with lower costs. Hence, if used in remanufacturing, it would greatly enhance it. In this paper, a current remanufacturin

5、g process of an automobile clutch is analyzed, and a lean remanufacturing process is developed and compared to the as is process. Our findings indicate that the lean remanufacturing process provides a more robust pro

6、cess with lower costs when compared with the current clutch remanufacturing process that utilize craft and mass production practices.* Assistant Professor, corresponding author.** Remanufacturing Engineer.manufacturer

7、s, and in some cases, remanufacturers are being forced out of the market, as in the case of clutch remanufacturing. For example, in 1989 the price difference between remanufactured and manufactured clutches was 50%.

8、 In 1994 the difference dropped to 20%, and now a large number of clutch remanufacturers are getting out of clutch remanufacturing altogetherUse Word 6.0c or later to view Macintosh picture. . It

9、is our belief that the trends in mass customization and parts proliferation will not decrease and the small to medium sized independent remanufacturers seem to suffer most from these trends. Our surveys also point out

10、 the differences and sometimes hard “us versus them” attitude between independent remanufacturers and Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs), leading us to believe that the sharing of design information between OEM an

11、d remanufacturer is not a feasible solution and/or option in many cases. Hence, the only way we can help increase the remanufacturability of those products is by improving the remanufacturing processes. In this paper

12、, we present some of our findings which, interestingly enough, indicate that the introduction of lean production techniques (which are one of the main causes of part proliferation and product diversity) in the remanufa