Decision Making During Design and Reconfiguration of Modular Assembly Lines

Tracht, Kirsten; Hogreve, Sebastian

doi:10.1007/978-3-642-23860-4_17

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“…Requirements should be well analysed and described, also recurring to conventional planning tools (e.g. requirements list) [34]. Finally, to prioritize objectives and requirements, the Analytical Hierarchy Processing method could be used [10,35].…”

Section: Towards a Design Methodologymentioning

confidence: 99%

Towards an Industry-Applicable Design Methodology for Developing Reconfigurable Manufacturing

Napoleone

Andersen

Brunoe

et al. 2020

IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology

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The concept of the Reconfigurable Manufacturing System (RMS) was introduced for the first time almost 20 years ago as a new manufacturing system concept with functionality and capacity being dynamically changeable through modularity, integrability, diagnosability, and customization. Since its introduction, the RMS concept has been extensively researched from various perspectives and new trends are today increasing its relevance. This research revisits the current status of both RMS research -in terms of research domains and trends -and RMS practice -in terms of potentialities and limitations towards broad industry application. Based on this, a design methodology in four steps is proposed and, to ensure its industry-applicability, the existence or lack of tools for each step is summarized as a basis for future research developments.

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Section: Towards a Design Methodologymentioning

confidence: 99%

Towards an Industry-Applicable Design Methodology for Developing Reconfigurable Manufacturing

Napoleone

Andersen

Brunoe

et al. 2020

IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology

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“…A method to improve assembly similarity of different products has been introduced in [36]. Machining systems X X [4,5] Cylinder head machining, Manufacturing in general X X X [6] Wheel speed sensors X X X [7] Cylinder head machining X X X X [8,9] Manufacturing in general X X X [10] Cylinder head machining X X X [11][12][13][14][15][16] Manufacturing in general, part machining, electronic products X X [17] Virtual assembly/manufacturing line X X X [18] Refrigerator thermostat X X X [19][20][21][22][23] Automated assembly cells, automobile assembly, assembly in general X X X [24][25][26][27][28] Assembly in general, cycle bell assembly X X…”

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Contribution to the design of reconfigurable multi-product assembly systems by architecture solutions generation through a new locating-driven approach

Stief

Dantan

Etienne

et al. 2023

CIRP Journal of Manufacturing Science and Technology

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“…The potentials for accommodating these changes through reconfigurability depends on the purpose of the change, the reconfigurability driver and the production level. This research therefore applies the reconfigurability objectives suggested by Tracht and Hogreve [12] to further focus reconfigurability potentials and their objectives. The objectives are: 1) Variant: Reconfigure the supply system from currently suppling one kind of variant to suppling different ones, 2) Capacity: Reconfigure the capacity of the supply system to either increase or decrease supply volume, and 3) Product: Reconfigure the supply system to adapt the supply of new products.…”

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“…Thus, capital goods manufacturers must be able to rapidly react and reconfigure supply and manufacturing systems with the aim of producing multiple customized product variants. Moreover, such companies must be scalable in terms of adjusting capacities for different variants, for new products, and for changing order sizes [12].…”

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Reconfigurable Manufacturing: A Case-Study of Reconfigurability Potentials in the Manufacturing of Capital Goods

Christensen

Andersen

Medini

et al. 2019

IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology

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The capital goods industry supplies highly volatile marketplaces with products customized to increase product performance and reduce operating costs. Consequently, an order winning criteria for capital goods manufacturers is to quickly and effectively reconfigure supply and manufacturing systems to suit ever changing product and volume requirements within short time frames. In order to clarify such potentials of reconfigurability, this paper presents a case study on reconfigurability potentials in a large capital goods company. The framework applied for this relates reconfigurability drivers with different production levels and purposes. The findings suggest that local content and sub-contracting requirements are main drivers for the potential application of reconfigurability on network level, being reinforced by reconfigurability on system and equipment level. Thus, the paper extends previous research on reconfigurability and addresses potentials beyond shop floor level in a multi-dimensional approach.

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Decision Making During Design and Reconfiguration of Modular Assembly Lines

Cited by 14 publications

References 11 publications

Towards an Industry-Applicable Design Methodology for Developing Reconfigurable Manufacturing

Towards an Industry-Applicable Design Methodology for Developing Reconfigurable Manufacturing

Contribution to the design of reconfigurable multi-product assembly systems by architecture solutions generation through a new locating-driven approach

Reconfigurable Manufacturing: A Case-Study of Reconfigurability Potentials in the Manufacturing of Capital Goods

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