Designing Phase

In designing phase, expert system can be utilized to emulate the expertise of designers in initializing the product design.

Process-Planning Phase

This is evident process planning stage contains of various sub-stages such are to be analyzed in a sequential manner. Generally any process planning stage consists of given functions:

a)      Raw part selection.

b)      Process selection and sequence of matching operations.

c)      Selection of process variants, name is: tool and machine.

d)      Manufacturing parameter selection.

Hence, in procedure planning stage, expert systems can be utilized to optimize the labor intensive and time consuming task; an expert system also can enhance the flexibility level of the system and increase speed for the search process to acquire the optimal process plan.