On the measurement of routing flexibility: A multiple attribute approach

Chang, An-Yuan

doi:10.1016/j.ijpe.2006.11.011

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“…the numerousness) of its routes. Starting form this work, Chang (2007) proposed a three dimensional framework, which also considers routing variety D, an attribute that quantifies the differences of the alternative routes available for a part type p. Specifically, the variety D is evaluated as follows,…”

Section: Routing Flexibilitymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In analogy with the approach proposed by Chang (2001Chang ( , 2007, the information concerning the efficiency and the range of the routes can be aggregated into a single metric called job routing versatility JRV p . To this aim, for each part type we introduce two vectors, namely the efficiency vector E p and the range vector R p , both of dimension (TR -1).…”

Section: Job Routing Versatilitymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…This choice is motivated by the fact that routing flexibility has been recognized as a fundamental competitive lever for advanced manufacturing systems (Caprihan & Wadhwa, 1997;Yu & Green, 2000;Chang, 2007), since it simplifies the scheduling and the balancing of the machines and facilitates the fulfilment of the customers' requirements (Sethi & Sethi, 1990). Furthermore, in technical literature there seems to be a lack of multi dimensional approaches capable to fully describe this important parameter (Chang, 2007). Therefore, the objective of this paper consists in the development of a comprehensive methodology to measure and to capture the main aspects of routing flexibility.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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A measurement method of routing flexibility in manufacturing systems

Zammori¹,

Braglia²,

Frosolini³

2011

IJIEC

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This paper focuses on routing flexibility, which is the ability to manufacture a part type via several routes and/or to perform different operations on more than one machine. Specifically, the paper presents a comprehensive method for the measurement of routing flexibility, in a generic manufacturing system. The problem is approached in a modular way, starting from a basic set of flexibility indexes. These are progressively extended to include more comprehensive and complex routing attributes, such as: the average efficiency, the range and the homogeneous distribution of the alternative routes. Two procedures are finally proposed to compare manufacturing systems in terms of routing flexibility. The first one uses a vectorial representation of the previously defined indexes and the second one is based on data envelopment analysis, a multi-criteria decision making approach. The paper concludes with a numerical example, supported by discrete event simulation, which validates the proposed approach.

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Section: Routing Flexibilitymentioning

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Section: Job Routing Versatilitymentioning

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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A measurement method of routing flexibility in manufacturing systems

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Braglia²,

Frosolini³

2011

IJIEC

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“…Slack (1987) pointed out the need to at least consider the two dimensions ''range'' and ''response'', while later authors such as Shewchuk and Moodie (1998) have added more dimensions to their flexibility measures. Chang (2006) formulated this idea of multiple dimensions in routing flexibility measurement to capture three aspects of efficiency, versatility and variety. Each aspect was measured separately and a single measure created by a multiplicative formula of the three aspects.…”

Section: Measures Of Flexibilitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Flexibility in manufacturing and services: achievements, insights and challenges

Buzacott

Mandelbaum

2008

Flex Serv Manuf J

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The concept of flexibility has attracted considerable interest in the last 25 years in the context of manufacturing. This paper develops a framework for thinking about flexibility in the context of making decisions about the design and operation of systems in either manufacturing or service environments. Three different aspects of flexibility are defined: prior flexibility, state flexibility and action flexibility, and the issues in the measurement of flexibility are discussed. The use of flexibility ideas by industry in manufacturing and services is reviewed and key contributions to the academic literature are summarized. Major issues and insights arising from a focus on flexibility are discussed. The paper concludes with some challenges for future research.

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“…Current literature on manufacturing flexibility offers several competing definitions and classifications (Benjaafar & Ramakrishnan, 1996;Browne, Dubois, Rathmill, Sethi, & Stecke, 1984;Chan, Bhagwat, & Wadhwa, 2006;Chang, 2007;D'Souza & Williams, 2000;Sethi & Sethi, 1990;Wahab, Wu, & Lee, 2008). According to the hierarchical classification suggested by Benjaafar and Ramakrishnan, flexibility can be product-related or process-related.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%