Design for Manufacturing and the Life Cycle Committee

About

The Technical Committee on Design for Manufacturing and the Life Cycle (DFMLC) is devoted to promoting research and the dissemination of knowledge on the theory and practice of design for manufacturing and the life cycle methods. Topic areas in DFMLC are diverse and include,  Design for Manufacturing, Assembly, and other DfX approaches, Lifecycle Design, Sustainable Design and Manufacturing,  Circular Product Design, Product Service Systems, Product Life Cycle Management, Life Cycle and Systems Thinking,  and associated technical domains.

Leadership

You may reach out to the chair and vice chair using ASME's Volunteer Leader Directory (VLD)

DFMLC Chair | Devarajan Ramanujan, Aarhus University
DFMLC TC Vice-Chair | Junfeng Ma, Mississippi State University
DFMLC TC Secretary | Daniel Cooper, University of Michigan
DFMLC Conference Chair | Paul Egan, Texas Tech University
DFMLC Program Chair | Albert Patterson, Texas A&M University
DFMLC Special Sessions Chair | Abigail Clarke-Sather, University of Minnesota Duluth
DFMLC TC Past-Chair | William Bernstein, Air Force Research Laboratory

DFMLC Awards

Kos-Ishii Award

The Kos-Ishi Award is given to deserving candidates for meritorious contributions to design for manufacturing and life cycle.

DFMLC Best Paper Award

The best paper award is giving to the best technical paper submitted to the DFMLC Conference during the Annual IDETC-CIE.
It award comes with a plaque ad honorarium and is selected from paper reviewer recommendations, which are voted on by the DFMLC members.

Past Best Paper Award Winners

DFMLC Membership

Serving in the DFMLC TC is an excellent means for engaging with and gaining visibility in the DFMLC, DED, and ASME communities.  A member’s service in the DFMLC TC starts as special session chair and transitions upwards in a 7-year cycle until they serve as past chair.
After the annual ASME DFMLC conference, the TC sends out an open call for special session chair positions for the coming year. Applicants can be nominated by a colleague or self-nominated. The special session chair is selected through majority voting by the DFMLC TC. 
For further details about the DFMLC TC, please reach out to any current member.

DFMLC Emails

The DFMLC TC maintains an email distribution list for disseminating conference-related information, academic job opportunities, and other noteworthy announcements relevant to our community. The mailing list is not intended for advertisements, solicitations, or other news distribution.
The mailing list is moderated by the DFMLC TC and emails need to be approved by a TC member before subsequent dissemination to the list’s members. 
Please contact any member of the DFMLC TC for enrolling in the mailing list or for instructions on how to send your email to the list’s members.