Exploring Parameterised Process Planning for Mass Customisation

In order to satisfy the need of agile production setup of mass customization, the technology of parameterized process planning is presented, and thought of as an effective means of process planning. The implementation of the parameterized process planning includes forming of product families, subassembly families and part families, planning of typical processes, parameterization of typical processes, formulation of parametric rules, creation of parametric process database and development of a system. Among them the parameterization of typical processes is a precondition and foundation implementing parameterized process planning, and expounded in detail. Finally, the parametric object modelling and the parameterized process planning based on a CAPP system are discussed.