Towards Decentralized Production: A Novel Method to Identify Flexibility Potentials in Production Sequences Based on Flexibility Graphs

Bochmann, Lennart; Gehrke, Lars; Böckenkamp, Adrian; Weichert, Frank; Albersmann, Rainer; Prasse, Christian; Mertens, Christoph; Motta, Marco; Wegener, Konrad

doi:10.20965/ijat.2015.p0270

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“…The typical architecture of MAS is heterarchical, it means that different and independent control components are used as decision makers inside a factory [10]. Therefore, the heterarchical control paradigm makes control systems self-organized, able to manage industrial production complexity [33] and face internal and external disruptions leading to a higher level of flexibility [34].…”

Section: Evolution Of Manufacturing Systemsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Evaluating Centralized and Heterarchical Control of Smart Manufacturing Systems in the Era of Industry 4.0

Boccella¹,

Centobelli

Cerchione

et al. 2020

Applied Sciences

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In light of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, the concepts of flexibility and re-configurability of manufacturing systems and the evolution of their control architectures are becoming increasingly important. The development of Cyber Physical Systems (CPS) and their flexibility and integrated capabilities have paved the way to the transition from centralized control to heterarchical (decentralized) control architectures. In this paper, a comparison between centralized and heterarchical control architectures in a virtual learning environment is presented. The control architectures of the assembly station and the materials handling system of modern manufacturing systems have been conceptualized and tested under different working conditions. The results show that centralized control is the best solution only for deterministic and predictable scenarios, which are very far from reality, whereas, in case of failures, a more flexible control is preferable.

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Section: Evolution Of Manufacturing Systemsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Evaluating Centralized and Heterarchical Control of Smart Manufacturing Systems in the Era of Industry 4.0

Boccella¹,

Centobelli

Cerchione

et al. 2020

Applied Sciences

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“…They stress how the digitalisation of products and services, as well as the digital connectivity between components and the combination of data from certain domains, could play a significant role in achieving the utility and performance related to product usage, the fundamental concept of PSS. Bochmann et al (2015) and Thoben et al (2017) focus their attention on additive manufacturing, highlighting the benefits that can be brought to the fore by the possibility of fulfilling individual customer requirements with product variants in a very small lot size, down to one-off items. This may have a high potential for supporting PSS customisation and adaptation.…”

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Product-service systems evolution in the era of Industry 4.0

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Recent economic transformations have forced companies to redefine their value propositions, increasing traditional product offerings with supplementary services—the so-called Product-Service System (PSS). Among them, the adoption of Industry 4.0 technologies is very common. However, the directions that companies are undertaking to offer new value to their customers in the Industry 4.0 have not yet been investigated in detail. Based on a focus group, this paper contributes to this understanding by identifying the main trajectories that would shape a future scenario in which PSS and Industry 4.0 would merge. In addition, future research directions addressing (a) the transformation of the PSS value chain into a PSS ecosystem, (b) the transformation inside a single company towards becoming a PSS provider, and (c) the digital transformation of the traditional PSS business model are identified.

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“…Nonetheless, craftsmanship methods are still used to a large extent, and the industry remains behind other industries (Lu, 2017; Thoben et al , 2017). Yet, the housing industry is ahead of many other sectors, in terms of its ability to fulfill individual customer requirements with product variants in very small lot sizes, down to one-off items (Bochmann et al , 2015; Shafiq et al , 2015; Shafiq et al , 2016). This is often mentioned as an important target for Industry 4.0.…”

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Smart factories for single-family wooden houses – a practitioner’s perspective

Vestin

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2020

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Purpose The meaning of Industry 4.0 has started to be outlined for the construction industry, but there is still limited knowledge on the implications for the single-family wooden house building industry. The purpose of this paper is to expand the understanding of what the fourth industrial revolution implies for the single-family wooden house industry. The paper contributes with practitioners’ view of the content and meaning of a smart single-family wooden house factory. Design/methodology/approach An exploratory multiple case study was carried out at two Swedish single-family wooden house builders, combined with a traditional literature review. Findings As a result of a multiple case studies, the content and meaning of a smart single-family wooden house factory was elaborated on. In total, 15 components of a smart single-family wooden house factory were identified, of which 8 corresponded to the components of Industry 4.0 as described in other sectors. Research limitations/implications The study can be expanded to also include multi-family wooden house builders and other branches of the offsite wooden building industry. Practical implications Managers in the house-building industry who want to improve and strive for a smart single-family wooden house factory can learn from this study, get an insight of what other companies consider as important and how it relates to Industry 4.0. Originality/value To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this study is a first attempt to understand what Industry 4.0 mean and how it can be accomplished for the single-family wooden house offsite manufacturing industry.

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Towards Decentralized Production: A Novel Method to Identify Flexibility Potentials in Production Sequences Based on Flexibility Graphs

Cited by 21 publications

References 37 publications

Evaluating Centralized and Heterarchical Control of Smart Manufacturing Systems in the Era of Industry 4.0

Evaluating Centralized and Heterarchical Control of Smart Manufacturing Systems in the Era of Industry 4.0

Product-service systems evolution in the era of Industry 4.0

Smart factories for single-family wooden houses – a practitioner’s perspective

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