A comprehensive approach to operation sequence similarity based part family formation in the reconfigurable manufacturing system

Goyal, Kapil Kumar; Jain, Pramod Kumar; Jain, Madhu

doi:10.1080/00207543.2012.701771

Cited by 75 publications

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“…Therefore, a joint consideration is needed to solve the trade-off, and concurrent design methods should be developed. Most of the current literatures are focused on only one aspect of the design problem, and some studied the joint decisionmaking on the development of the product and manufacturing system [46,62,63]. However, new research is needed on integrating the business objectives into the engineering decision-making process.…”

Section: Concurrent Design Of Product Manufacturing Systems and Busmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The operational sequence should also be considered in analyzing the similarities of products and determining the product families. For example, Goyal et al [62] developed an operation sequence based BMIM (bypassing moves and idle machines) similarity coefficient that utilizes several concepts in set theory, such as the longest common subsequence (LCS), and the minimum number of bypassing moves and the quantity of idle machines. Wang et al [63] further combined LCS and the rest of the operation to construct the shortest composite super-sequences.…”

Section: Formulating a Product Family By Utilizing Principlementioning

confidence: 99%

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Reconfigurable manufacturing systems: Principles, design, and future trends

2017

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Reconfigurable manufacturing systems (RMSs), which possess the advantages of both dedicated serial lines and flexible manufacturing systems, were introduced in the mid-1990s to address the challenges initiated by globalization. The principal goal of an RMS is to enhance the responsiveness of manufacturing systems to unforeseen changes in product demand. RMSs are costeffective because they boost productivity, and increase the lifetime of the manufacturing system. Because of the many streams in which a product may be produced on an RMS, maintaining product precision in an RMS is a challenge. But the experience with RMS in the last 20 years indicates that product quality can be definitely maintained by inserting in-line inspection stations. In this paper, we formulate the design and operational principles for RMSs, and provide a state-of-the-art review of the design and operations methodologies of RMSs according to these principles. Finally, we propose future research directions, and deliberate on how recent intelligent manufacturing technologies may advance the design and operations of RMSs.

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Section: Concurrent Design Of Product Manufacturing Systems and Busmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Formulating a Product Family By Utilizing Principlementioning

confidence: 99%

Reconfigurable manufacturing systems: Principles, design, and future trends

2017

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“…The various effort indices defined above can be calculated by taking factors such as cost, number of modules added/removed/adjusted for converting an RMT, space constraints etc. Recently, work has been done by Goyal et al (2012) to calculate the reconfigurability index of reconfigurable machines. However, no literature has been found that suggests any model or expressions to calculate other indices associated with removal, addition or re-adjustment of machines when carrying out a flow line reconfiguration.…”

Section: Development Of Performance Indexmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…However, (Zhao et al, 2000) a framework for a stochastic model of an RMS which involves measuring the performance based on the service level. In another work, Goyal et al (2012) developed a reconfigurability index for reconfigurable machine tools based on set theory. In summary, it can be said that reconfigurable manufacturing systems offer several feasible alternative product flow line configurations for producing a product part family over some period of demand, and when the product family changes a corresponding change in product line configuration is required.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Designing a manufacturing system around a part family simply enhances the chances of customized flexibility within a system capable of producing all parts belonging to a particular part family (Dou, Dai, & Meng, 2009;Koren et al, 1999). In a nutshell, it can be said that part families are essential aspects to RMS design and operations (Goyal, Jain, & Jain, 2012). Product or part family formation is sometimes governed by product-process simultaneous reconfiguration (Abdi, 2012), which may further reduce capital cost.…”

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Service Level as Performance Indicator for Multiple Part Families in a Reconfigurable Manufacturing System

Hasan¹,

Jain²,

Kumar³

2013

J MECH ENG SCI

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Reconfigurable manufacturing systems are recognized as next generation manufacturing systems capable of providing the exact functionality and capacity as and when required. The reconfiguration of the system depends upon the ease with which any machine can be added, removed or re-adjusted for upcoming configuration from any initial or outgoing configuration. The efforts required while changing any existing configuration to a new configuration have serious implications on the cost aspect as well. The complexity and economics involved in changing one configuration to another depend on the existing initial configuration and the new upcoming configuration required for subsequent production of part families. In the present paper, based on the different types of effort associated with the reconfiguration process, a new indicator of performance termed as "Service Level" is proposed. The proposed indicator is modeled for a multipart reconfigurable manufacturing system. The proposed methodology is demonstrated using a numerical example. The values obtained for service levels while switching from one configuration to another were calculated for a serial product flow line. Some of the important implications regarding service level evaluation and implementation are finally discussed.

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