The Degree of Mass Personalisation under Industry 4.0

Aheleroff, Shohin; Ross, P. W.; Zhong, Ray Y.; Xu, Xun

doi:10.1016/j.procir.2019.04.050

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“…The German Government's focus group Platform Industrie 4.0 (2013) noted how i4.0 would lead to high levels of product tailoring to meet individual customer requirements and that factories could manufacture these items profitably. Aheleroff et al (2019) noted that “mass personalisation has arisen as a manufacturing paradigm in the fourth industrial revolution and leans towards affordable personalisation close to mass production”.…”

Section: I40 and Its Constituent Themesmentioning

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An initial assessment of Lean Management methods for Industry 4.0

Saxby

Cano-Kourouklis

Viza

2020

TQM

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PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to present the results of an assessment into how well the Lean Management method will support continuous improvement in the world of Industry 4.0.Design/methodology/approachUsing thematic analysis of literature, the Lean Management method and Industry 4.0 were deconstructed into their constituent elements. Semi-structured interviews were then carried out with five Quality Specialists in manufacturing to gather opinions on how well each Lean element supported each theme of Industry 4.0.FindingsThis initial research highlighted that the Lean method can integrate new technologies, to allow it to better support continuous improvement in the world of Industry 4.0. It was found the supportive elements of Lean in the world of Industry 4.0 would include Continual Improvement, Engaging the Supply Chain, Pull Systems and having a Customer Focus.Research limitations/implicationsThis was a scoping study as a precursor to further research and was based on the opinions of five Quality/Lean Specialists. However, the results determine that Lean can be supported by Industry 4.0 technologies.Practical implicationsThose constituent elements of Lean which might be updated to better support quality improvement in the world of Industry 4.0 have been identified. A methodology by which expanded research may be undertaken has been demonstrated.Originality/valueThe findings contribute to knowledge by providing a focus on the key supporting elements of Lean implementation for Industry 4.0 in the manufacturing sector.

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Section: I40 and Its Constituent Themesmentioning

confidence: 99%

An initial assessment of Lean Management methods for Industry 4.0

Saxby

Cano-Kourouklis

Viza

2020

TQM

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“…Since in MP, customers actively take part in the design process, by co-creating a personal product (Wang et al 2017). The product is unfinished when the customer involves, and the unknown and changing customer requirements necessitate an agile approach for MP (Aheleroff et al 2019). The real-time interaction of the customer with the design is necessary in the development, and this also contributes to the experience and satisfaction (Kumar 2007;Zhou, Ji, & Jiao 2013).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The real-time interaction of the customer with the design is necessary in the development, and this also contributes to the experience and satisfaction (Kumar 2007;Zhou, Ji, & Jiao 2013). Aheleroff et al (2019) also pointed out the importance of the real-time interaction in terms of informing the customer of any extra cost associated with a product specification. This co-creation activity is also a value creation process, via both utilitarian and hedonic innovation.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Industry 4.0 introduces information and communication technologies into manufacturing to develop smart factories with intelligent and adaptable processes. The Industry 4.0 roadmap includes the ability to produce affordable and highly personalised products with reasonable lead-time (Aheleroff et al 2019). The envisioned smart manufacturing enables mass personalised production with highly flexible processes (Gerrikagoitia et al 2019).…”

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Design methodology for mass personalisation enabled by digital manufacturing

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Mass Personalisation (MP) is becoming more significant to answer diversifying customer needs, as a result of the advancements in digital manufacturing. In contrary to the modular design in mass customisation, Design for MP (DfMP) proposes more profound changes in product and active user involvement in the design process, while maintaining mass efficiency. Traditional product development methodologies fall short in guiding MP, as it has the distinct differences with product variability and the customer involvement with specific needs. In this study, a dedicated design methodology for MP is presented, focussing on these key dimensions. The proposed methodology guides the designer through the development process of a user modifiable design and demonstrates how to facilitate the user involvement in reaching a personalised design. It proposes a flexible and adaptable seed design architecture, and an interactive customer co-creation process. The development of a seed design, construction of its design space, and management of the solution space with a design solution algorithm are elaborated. The application of the methodology was illustrated on the personalisation of knitted footwear, and 3D printed saxophone mouthpiece. The examples show the potential of the methodology to deal with coupled MP cases. A systematic approach to DfMP will allow expanding MP to more products, and acts as a foundation for the customer co-creation oriented design in the context of this emerging paradigm.

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“…Industry 4.0 has been described as industry that relies on Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) (Thoben et al 2017) and in which production is supported by sensors, the Internet of things (IoT), automation, big data, etc. (Lu 2017) so as to acquire desirable properties such as agility in dealing with complexity, modularity, connectivity, process integration, autonomy, high reliability, and robustness (Culot et al 2020) for mass customization (Aheleroff et al 2019). In such a highly complex and constrained system, the question of designing new solutions and causing the system to evolve inevitably comes up.…”

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A Model of Creative Heritage for Industry: Designing New Rules While Preserving the Present System of Rules

Harlé

Masson²,

Weil³

2021

Proc. Des. Soc.

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In industry, there is at once a strong need for innovation and a need to preserve the existing system of production. Thus, although the literature insists on the necessity of the current change toward Industry 4.0, how to implement it remains problematic because the preservation of the factory is at stake. Moreover, the question of the evolution of the system depends on its innovative capability, but it is difficult to understand how a new rule can be designed and implemented in a factory. This tension between preservation and innovation is often explained in the literature as a process of creative destruction. Looking at the problem from another perspective, this article models the factory as a site of creative heritage, enabling creation within tradition, i.e., creating new rules while preserving the system of rules. Two case studies are presented to illustrate the model. The paper shows that design in the factory relies on the ability to validate solutions. To do so, the design process can explore and give new meaning to the existing rules. The role of innovation management is to choose the degree of revision of the rules and to make it possible.

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The Degree of Mass Personalisation under Industry 4.0

Cited by 47 publications

References 25 publications

An initial assessment of Lean Management methods for Industry 4.0

An initial assessment of Lean Management methods for Industry 4.0

Design methodology for mass personalisation enabled by digital manufacturing

A Model of Creative Heritage for Industry: Designing New Rules While Preserving the Present System of Rules

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