SUPPLIER PLANNING AND SELECTION FOR

NEW PRODUCT COLLABORATIVE

DEVELOPMENT

HOU Liang  HAN Donghui  WEN Zhijia

(Department of Mechanical & Electrical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005)

Abstract: It has been found that selecting proper participator to involve effectively in product development process at right time and to right extent is vital to the success of product collaborative development. The characteristics of product structure and the classification of resources and suppliers, and the relation between them are regarded as the main factors affecting the time and degree of supplier involvement. The definition of the degree of product innovation, the classification of components and involving suppliers are proposed. In order to find the relation between different types of components and involving suppliers, a mapping model and a design algorithm that describe the zigzag mapping process between product domain, decision domain and supplier domain are given. Considering the requirements of material supply chain and new product development, an index model including satisfaction, flexibility, venture and confidence indices for measuring the extent to which both the customer requirements and supplier capabilities match or mismatch is presented. The supplier’s evaluation process and algorithm are proposed subsequently. Finally, an example of supplier selection in new carriage development is given.

Key words: Supplier evaluation Collaborative development Product definition Design structure matrix

CLC No: F713 TP393

国家自然科学基金资助项目(70402013), 厦门大学新世纪优秀人才支持计划和厦门大学创新团队支持计划资助项目. Received 20060613, received in revised form 20061225