Designing modular manufacturing systems using mass customisation theories and methods

Joergensen, Steffen Nordahl; Hvilshøj, Mads; Madsen, Ole

doi:10.1504/ijmassc.2012.047396

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“…Modularity of products. According to literature, it enables the modularity and integrability characteristics of manufacturing processes [22][23][24]. To this end, the modularity of the product given by the combination of the snorkeling mask with the recently patented valve is very representative.…”

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Reconfigurable Manufacturing: Lesson Learnt from the COVID-19 Outbreak

Napoleone

Prataviera

2020

IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology

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To compete in the current volatile and unpredictable context, manufacturing firms increasingly need reconfigurability, i.e. the capability to adapt the production capacities and functionalities of their manufacturing systems according to evolving product families. To be attractive for practitioners, reconfigurability should require a reasonably low effort. In 2020, the COVID-19 outbreak has quickly twisted market requirements: in an unexpected market context, many firms have been reconfiguring their plants and networks to satisfy, with low efforts, the surge in the demand for very specific products. This paper analyses the reaction upheld by specific Italian manufacturing firms to the outbreak, to derive practical insights on possible ways to achieve reconfigurability in manufacturing. As for results, four insights are provided, regarding: the pre-existing know how held by firms; their network configuration; the modularity of products; and the use of smart and digital technologies. Additionally, remarking the relevance of collaboration between different firms, this paper sows the seeds for linking the reconfigurability theory with the dynamic capabilities theory.

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Reconfigurable Manufacturing: Lesson Learnt from the COVID-19 Outbreak

Napoleone

Prataviera

2020

IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology

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“…This industrial sector is characterized by high levels of complexity in terms of products and manufacturing processes, as well as a high number of SC partners [4]. The successful implementation of customization relies on important factors, such as: understanding the market needs, postpone the variety until real demand arises, and establish flexible production processes [9]. Therefore, collaborative and adaptive customization practices are important for the alignment between the market demands, the design of a product and the effective setup of production [10].…”

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Collaborative Product and Service Customization in Fashion Companies

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Macchion

Marchiori

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This paper focuses on the identification of collaborative strategies and practices adopted by companies of the fashion industry in the management of customized offerings (both products and services) along their supply chain (SC). A multiple case study approach is applied and four companies (both medium and large) were interviewed. The cross-case analysis enabled mapping the cases following two dimensions: type of market asking for the customization (B2B vs. B2C) and scope of customization (products vs. services). The analysis highlights the practices and processes related to the customization, the enabling technologies adopted, and the actors involved by a focal company in the collaboration (both in upstream and downstream networks) to offer the product or service that meet customer needs.

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“…But the momentous demand is difficult to achieve as the manufacturing systems of today, aimed for mass production, are designed with automation solutions not flexible enough for large scale reconfigurations [ 9 , 10 ]. There is a lack of general-purpose automation solutions [ 11 ]. Furthermore, there is a high human involvement in many processes such as assembly [ 12 , 13 ] while assembly is by far the dominant activity in ventilator production [ 13 ].…”

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Reconfiguring and ramping-up ventilator production in the face of COVID-19: Can robots help?

Malik

Masood

Kousar

2021

Journal of Manufacturing Systems

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Highlights As the COVID-19 pandemic expands, causing a shortage of medical supplies, a key piece of equipment has been ventilator. The manufacturing systems of today are designed for mass production with minimum product variability at competitive cost Besides high potential of cobotic automation, their application in assembly is limited Collaborative robots can form reconfigurable manufacturing systems and can ramp up production. Modularization, plug-&-play hardware and digital twins are key enablers for fast (re) configuration of cobots.

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Designing modular manufacturing systems using mass customisation theories and methods

Cited by 10 publications

References 25 publications

Reconfigurable Manufacturing: Lesson Learnt from the COVID-19 Outbreak

Reconfigurable Manufacturing: Lesson Learnt from the COVID-19 Outbreak

Collaborative Product and Service Customization in Fashion Companies

Reconfiguring and ramping-up ventilator production in the face of COVID-19: Can robots help?

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