Towards a generic design method for reconfigurable manufacturing systems

Andersen, Ann-Louise; Brunoe, Thomas Ditlev; Nielsen, Kjeld; Rösiö, Carin

doi:10.1016/j.jmsy.2016.11.006

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“…A substantial amount of research has been directed towards designing modular equipment [8] and flexible control architectures to enable manufacturing system reconfiguration and to provide increased resilience and agility [9]. Several studies have analyzed the degrees/levels of flexibility [10] and reconfiguration [4] of different manufacturing systems.…”

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“…Many researchers have focused on highly technical and complex industries, with high value-added products and a high level of automation. Some areas of focus are related to the automotive industry (e.g., gearboxes and car engine assemblies) [9], the telecommunication and electronics industries (e.g., phones, computers, and printed circuit boards) [11], and the aerospace industry (e.g., airplane wing assemblies) [12]. In turn, industries manufacturing low added-value products, produced in a small series, and involving manual operations, such as the garment/clothing, furniture, and electro-mechanical industries (e.g., aircraft or automotive engine parts) have gained less attention [11].…”

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A Multi-Criteria Decision Framework Considering Different Levels of Decision-Maker Involvement to Reconfigure Manufacturing Systems

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Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems (RMSs) rely on a set of technologies to quickly adapt the manufacturing system capacity and/or functionality to meet unexpected disturbances, such as fluctuation/uncertainty of demand and/or unavailability/unreliability of resources. At the operational stage, such disturbances raise new production requirements and risks, which call upon Decision-Makers (DMs) to analyze the opportunity to move from a running configuration to another more competitive one. Such a decision is generally based on an evaluation of a multitude of criteria, and several multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) approaches have been suggested to help DMs with the reconfiguration process. Most existing MCDM approaches require some assignment of weights to the criteria, which is not a trivial task. Unfortunately, existing studies on MCDM for an RMS have not provided guidelines to weigh the evaluation criteria. This article fills in this gap by offering a framework to set up such weights. We provide a comprehensive set of quantitative indicators to evaluate the reconfiguration decisions during the operation of the RMS. We suggest three weighting methods that are convenient to different levels of DM expertise and desired degree of involvement in the reconfiguration process. These weighting methods are based on (1) intuitive weighting, (2) revised Simos procedural weighting combined with the Technique for Order of Preferences by Similarity to Ideal Solution (TOPSIS), and (3) DM independent weighting using ELECTRE IV. The implementation of the suggested framework and a comparison of the suggested methods carried out on an industrial case study are described herein.

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“…Since this involves a relative complex mathematical procedure, software like Super decision (http://www.superdecisions.com) is used. (5) where G j grey relation grade is value for each configuration, and is obtained using…”

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“…Formerly, Mehrabi, Ulsoy and Koren [4] presented the philosophy of reconfiguration 'as the ability to dynamically lead to rapid change in structure, as well as in hardware components, in order to quickly adjust production capacity and functionality within a part family in response to sudden changes in market or in government regulatory requirements'. There are also evidences, for example, Andersen, Brunoe, Nielsen and Rösiö [5] that the attempts made by various researchers and practitioners have taken care of various issues and now it is established that there are number of ways by which reconfiguration can be achieved. This may include changes in the system, manufacturing centers, facilities, products, tools, manufacturing stations, control systems etc.…”

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Assessment of Alternative Manufacturing Work Cells for SMEs

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2018

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Globally small and medium-sized manufacturing enterprises (SMEs) are confronting serious challenges due to dynamic market demands. In pursuit of such situations they opt to be lean and flexible. Their demand have numerous varieties in product geometry and manufacturing processes. To cater such demand among the several existing strategies, reconfigurable manufacturing work cell (RWC) is the most prudent choice owing to its numerous benefits. This study offer an assessment lens to those who look for reconfiguration of their manufacturing setup. It is prudent to consider various RWC alternatives while wanting to reconfigure existing configuration change from time to time. The paper proposes a grey relational approach coupled with fuzzy analytical hierarchy weight to evaluate alternative RWCs. The simulation platform is adopted to exhibit performance of each RWC. The developed approach is to aid decision makers in identifying the most suitable RWC for the SME.

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“…Literature on modularity prescribes that companies can obtain benefits such as enhanced variety, higher flexibility, cost reductions, reduction of system complexity and improvement in product development time through modularity [7,8]. Modularity has previously been applied in software development [9], product development [8][9][10], production system development [8,9,[11][12][13], organization and supply chain development [8], and service development [8,9,14]. Though, much research is directed towards either product modularity or service modularity, whereas less research exists in relation to modularity in a PSS environment [15] i.e.…”

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Modularity in Product-Service Systems: Literature Review and Future Research Directions

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Modularity is a well-known concept that has been widely applied in both product and service design, respectively, for efficiently creating and offering variety to serve heterogeneous customer demand. However, the application of modularity in the design of a product-service system in which products and services are integrated is less addressed in previous research, despite servitization being a differentiating factor and promising strategy in many manufacturing companies. Thus, the purpose of this paper is to review state-of-the-art research on the development of modular product-service systems. The literature review assesses development methods for modular product-service systems proposed in previous research and categorizes these in regard to the development steps proposed, the research method applied, focus of the product-service systems, and the industry in which the research is conducted. Among others, the literature review concludes that research tends to focus on modular service development in the product-service system and the proposed methodologies for modular productservice system development mainly consists of four generic steps. Based on the findings of the literature review, areas of interest for future research are proposed.

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Towards a generic design method for reconfigurable manufacturing systems

Cited by 125 publications

References 52 publications

A Multi-Criteria Decision Framework Considering Different Levels of Decision-Maker Involvement to Reconfigure Manufacturing Systems

A Multi-Criteria Decision Framework Considering Different Levels of Decision-Maker Involvement to Reconfigure Manufacturing Systems

Assessment of Alternative Manufacturing Work Cells for SMEs

Modularity in Product-Service Systems: Literature Review and Future Research Directions

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