A Study on a Decision Method of Specification of Mass-parts by Customer Involvement

Abstract

This paper proposes a decision method which is to change better parts variation for customers by estimating their needs, establishing a better schedule for a manufacturer and providing better products for customers. This paper optimizes part selection and production scheduling by using an optimization method which imitates negotiation among manufacturer and customers, and improves specification of mass-parts for next term. Customers memorize and share a history of negotiation as pheromone for cooperating among customers. The proposed decision method attempts to change parts variation for customers by estimating their needs from pheromone distribution.