Big size highly customised product manufacturing systems: a literature review and future research agenda

Zennaro, Ilenia; Finco, Serena; Battini, Daria; Persona, Alessandro

doi:10.1080/00207543.2019.1582819

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“…To meet these challenges and permit an ageing workforce to work productively and comfortably in the manufacturing systems of the future, one of the major problems is the integration among ergonomics (Battini et al 2011), neuro-ergonomics (Parasuraman 2003) and the human factor design principles (Proctor and Vu 2010) in order to define age-friendly workplaces and processes (Sun et al 2018). In the past, ergonomics had always aimed at designing tools and work environments that were comfortable and suitable for human use (Zennaro et al 2019). Currently, the objectives of ergonomics can be identified as the usability and the safety of systems where the operator is considered a unique user and an integral part of each system.…”

Section: Ergonomics and Latest-generation Equipment For Age-friendly mentioning

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Ageing workforce management in manufacturing systems: state of the art and future research agenda

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Battini

Bogataj

et al. 2019

International Journal of Production Research

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The workforce ageing phenomenon is recently affecting most of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) member countries, due to a general ageing of their populations and a higher average retirement age of the workforce. In this paper, the topic of ageing workforce management is addressed from a production research standpoint, with the aim of understanding how older workers can be supported and involved in a manufacturing system. First, the current state of the art related to the ageing workforce in production systems is presented. This is structured according to four main topics: (1) analysis and evaluation of ageing workers' functional capacities, (2) consideration of ageing workers' capacities in industrial system modelling and management, (3) analysis and exploitation of ageing workers' expertise, (4) acknowledgement, analysis, design and integration of supporting technologies. Next, the discussion on the impact of the ageing workforce on manufacturing systems' performances leads to the comparison of some technological advances that are related to the Industry 4.0 paradigms. Finally, a future research agenda on this topic is proposed, based on the same topics classification proposed for the literature analysis. Five different research areas are derived, suggesting future directions for appropriate research concerning the employ of older workers in production environments.

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Section: Ergonomics and Latest-generation Equipment For Age-friendly mentioning

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Ageing workforce management in manufacturing systems: state of the art and future research agenda

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Battini

Bogataj

et al. 2019

International Journal of Production Research

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“…From this, four main manufacturing logistics challenges at UVE are derived: Digital technologies emerge as promising means for managing complexity. While the technical developments of these technologies are rapidly advancing, applications in ETO still lags behind and requires research focus [3]. To have a structured overview of the available technologies and their features, eight technology groups were identified by integrating the technology clusters of smart manufacturing [13] and the nine advances in technology forming the foundation for Industry 4.0 [14].…”

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“…For digitalized manufacturing logistics in ETO several of the technologies should be applied and combined. Although there is still a lack of research on digitalization in ETO manufacturing [3], this paper identifies a range of digital technologies that has been applied or described conceptually for this type of manufacturing.…”

Section: Features Of Digitalized Manufacturing Logistics In Etomentioning

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“…The need for coordination of material and information flows in ETO operations is significant [1] and tailored approaches are required for an effective and efficient management of manufacturing operations [2]. Several studies have been aimed at addressing the challenges related to manufacturing logistics in different ETO cases, however, the aspect of digitalization has not yet been sufficiently addressed in this type of manufacturing environment [3]. The new, digital technologies within Industry 4.0 has the potential to change the manufacturing industry by enabling new and more efficient processes.…”

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“…Concepts and developments such as the Internet of Things (IoT), Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS), augmented reality, artificial intelligence and big data analytics are expected to lead to a paradigm shift in industrial manufacturing [4]. Digitalization emerges as a way of managing complexity, and is introduced as one of the main areas for future research in complex ETO manufacturing [3]. With the high complexity in these manufacturing environments, there is a need to investigate how digitalization can improve manufacturing logistics performance.…”

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Big size highly customised product manufacturing systems: a literature review and future research agenda

Cited by 71 publications

References 165 publications

Ageing workforce management in manufacturing systems: state of the art and future research agenda

Ageing workforce management in manufacturing systems: state of the art and future research agenda

Digitalized Manufacturing Logistics in Engineer-to-Order Operations

Aspects for Better Understanding of Engineering Changes in Shipbuilding Projects: In-Depth Case Study

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