Reconfigurable manufacturing system: a systematic bibliometric analysis and future research agenda

Abstract

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to conduct a systematic bibliometric analysis of reconfigurable manufacturing system (RMS) articles using VOSviewer to identify their research themes and future research trends and investigate their interconnectivity. This paper also aims to identify prominent authors, publishers, organizations, countries and their collaborations in the RMS domain.Design/methodology/approachIn this study, the Scopus database is used to retrieve 454 RMS articles published between 1988 and 2020. These articles are then investigated using VOSviewer to determine their interconnectedness, clusters and citations, as well as to generate a map based on text data. The network visualization diagrams and clusters obtained for documents, authors, sources, organizations and countries are explored to determine the current state and future trends in RMS research.FindingsA bibliometric analysis of selected articles is performed, and current research hotspots in this domain are identified. This work also investigates the current status and future research trends in this domain. The work presented also identifies top researchers, journals, countries and documents in RMS.Practical implicationsThis paper can provide academics, researchers and practitioners with additional research insights. At the same time, the research trends identified here can help to direct research and benefit researchers.Originality/valueThe study is the first attempt to review selected documents in the RMS domain using bibliometric analysis tools, and it presents a method for collecting articles, organizing them and analyzing the data.

Informatization of Accounting System of Electric Power Enterprises Based on Sensor Monitoring and Cloud Computing

“…Meet the expected design security goals, one is whether authorized user access is normal; the other is whether illegal user access is blocked [17]. (2) Test whether the operation of the functional modules of the system meets the expected design and operation goals, such as basic operations such as additions, deletions, and changes, and data normative judgments.…”

Repurposing production operations during COVID-19 pandemic by integrating Industry 4.0 and reconfigurable manufacturing practices: an emerging economy perspective

“…Information technologies and Industry 4.0 are largely assisting in the automation of the manufacturing of healthcare-related products, whereas RMS is assisting in the adjustment of production capacity and required flexibility (Qi et al 2021 ). The RMS core characteristics (Modularity, Integrability, Customization, Convertibility, Diagnosability, and Scalability) provide the required flexibility to the manufacturing system and allow it to adjust production capacity in response to market demand (Pansare et al 2021b ). In addition, Psarommatis ( 2021 ) used several Industry 4.0 technologies for zero defect manufacturing (ZDM), including Cyber-Physical System (CPS), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Big Data, Cloud Manufacturing, etc.…”

Problem-Specific Heuristics for Diagnosability and Inventory Analysis in a Reconfigurable Manufacturing System

“…This problem remained unexplored in the concerned literature. The presented problem has multiple applications in the real-life situations, ranging from reconfigurable supply chain [64], single-unit process plans [65], multi-unit process plans [66], reconfiguration in emergency response systems [67], integrated production scheduling and process control [68], and performance evaluation of reconfigurable integrated manufacturing system (RIMS) [3]. Table 5 summarizes the applications of the on-hand problem.…”

“…It has become the focus of researchers as well as practitioners in the context of Industry 4.0 (I4.0) and as part of the Next Generation Manufacturing Systems (NGMSs) [2]. The RMS is built on the core characteristics of scalability, customization, integrability, modularity and diagnosability [3]. These characteristics play an important role in making the production system responsive and reconfigurable.…”