Modelling, measurement and evaluation of sequencing flexibility in manufacturing systems

Benjaafar, Saif; Ramakrishnan, R.

doi:10.1080/00207549608904961

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“…Time-dependent nature of flexibility has been explored by Gustavson (1984), Gerwin (1987), Slack (1987), Barad and Sipper (1988), and Gupta and Buzacott (1989). There are several researches that have attempted to develop some type of modeling to classify flexibility terms and mechanisms (Benjaafar, 1992;Brill & Mandelbaum, 1989;Hyun & Ahn, 1992;Kumar & Kumar, 1987;Shewchuk & Moodie, 1998;Zelenovic, 1982).…”

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confidence: 98%

The role of human factors in flexibility management: A survey

Kara

Kayis

O'Kane

2001

Hum Ftrs & Erg Mfg Svc

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Flexibility can be defined as the ability to respond effectively to the ever-changing and increasing needs of the customer. For this demand to be satisfied, flexibility should be built into the total chain of acquisition, processing, and distribution stages. As a result, there is an increasing interest in flexibility and flexibility enabling mechanisms/parameters to achieve the best strategy for obtaining the right and desired output. Although quite a number of flexibility definitions and mechanisms can be found in the literature, flexibility remains poorly understood and utilized in practice. That is due to the lack of standardization in the terminology about the flexibility definitions and mechanisms.This article presents the finding of an extensive literature survey to determine the Intra flexibility mechanisms/parameters. These mechanisms/parameters are then classified, according to their contribution to the supply chain stages and their interaction with Inter Flexibility mechanisms (e.g., Organizational structure flexibility, Technology flexibility, Information system flexibility, and Human resource flexibility). In addition, the crucial role of human factors and its relationship with flexibility mechanisms are investigated, and related flexibility mechanisms are identified.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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The role of human factors in flexibility management: A survey

Kara

Kayis

O'Kane

2001

Hum Ftrs & Erg Mfg Svc

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“…This approach considering operation flexibility (possibility of performing an operation on more than a machine), sequencing flexibility (possibility of interchanging the sequence in which required manufacturing operations are performed) and processing flexibility (possibility of producing the same manufacturing feature with alternative operations, or sequence of operations) in order to generate the multiple process plans of jobs before it enters to shop floor (Benjaafar and Ramakrishnan, 1996). The underlying assumption is that all problems that can be solved ahead of time should be solved before the manufacturing starts.…”

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Review on Integration of Process Planning and Scheduling

Phanden¹,

Jain²,

Verma³

2011

DAAAM International Scientific Book 2011

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“…For (Benjaafar and Ramakrishman, 1996), it is important to differentiate the types of flexibility in the FMS. They define the flexibility of the FMS as product flexibility and process flexibility.…”

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“…The classification proposed by (Benjaafar and Ramakrishman, 1996) shows flexibility as a consequence of the physical and logical characteristics that the manufacturing system presents To quantify the operative flexibility of job i, a function is defined starting from the time of dependent configuration of the sequence between operations: • N i represents the total number of operations associated to job i.…”

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Importance of Flexibility in Manufacturing Systems

Kaschel

Bernal

2006

INT J COMPUT COMMUN

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Flexibility refers to the ability of a manufacturing system to respond cost effectively and rapidly to changing production needs and requirements. This capability is becoming increasingly important for the design and operation of manufacturing systems, as these systems do operate in highly variable and unpredictable environments. It is important to system designers and managers to know of different levels of flexibility and / or determine the amount of flexibility required to achieve a certain level of performance. This paper shows several representations schemes for product flexibility and discusses the usefulness and limitations of each.

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Modelling, measurement and evaluation of sequencing flexibility in manufacturing systems

Cited by 105 publications

References 18 publications

The role of human factors in flexibility management: A survey

The role of human factors in flexibility management: A survey

Review on Integration of Process Planning and Scheduling

Importance of Flexibility in Manufacturing Systems

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