A review on manufacturing flexibility

A Jain, PK Jain, FTS Chan, S Singh - International Journal of …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Flexibility has become one of the most useful and necessary tool in today's competitive
markets. Manufacturing flexibility is widely recognised as a critical component to achieving a …

A methodological framework for the inclusion of modern additive manufacturing into the production portfolio of a focused factory

C Achillas, D Aidonis, E Iakovou, M Thymianidis… - Journal of manufacturing …, 2015 - Elsevier
Additive manufacturing (AM) is an advanced technology where products are manufactured
by building up thin layers of materials from digitized three-dimensional (3D) designs virtually …

Hybrid artificial intelligence and robust optimization for a multi-objective product portfolio problem Case study: The dairy products industry

A Goli, HK Zare, R Tavakkoli-Moghaddam… - Computers & industrial …, 2019 - Elsevier
The optimization of the product portfolio problem under return uncertainty is addressed here.
The contribution of this study is based on the application of a hybrid improved artificial …

Research opportunities on manufacturing flexibility domain: A review and theory-based research agenda

M Pérez-Pérez, AMS Bedia… - Journal of Manufacturing …, 2018 - Elsevier
This work proposes a systematic literature review on manufacturing flexibility that provides a
broad map of the main investigated research issues in manufacturing flexibility and future …

Application of robust optimization for a product portfolio problem using an invasive weed optimization algorithm

A Goli, HK Zare, R Tavakkoli-Moghaddam… - … Algebra, Control and …, 2019 - aimsciences.org
Product portfolio optimization (PPO) is a strategic decision for many organizations. There are
several technical methods for facilitating this decision. According to the reviewed studies, the …

Flexibility in manufacturing automation: A living lab case study of Norwegian metalcasting SMEs

RS Wadhwa - Journal of Manufacturing Systems, 2012 - Elsevier
Flexibility can be defined as the ability to respond efficiently to the changing demands of the
customer and is different in SMEs (Small-to-Medium manufacturing Enterprises) than the …

Manufacturing flexibility research: A review of literature and agenda for future research

R Mishra, AK Pundir, L Ganapathy - Global Journal of Flexible Systems …, 2014 - Springer
Academic and corporate interest on manufacturing flexibility has risen sharply in recent
years and a number of papers have been published in this area. This paper aims to explore …

The role of automation in complexities of high-mix in low-volume production–a literature review

K Johansen, S Rao, M Ashourpour - Procedia CIRP, 2021 - Elsevier
The trend in manufacturing is towards increased automation. This in combination with more
customized products challenge the production systems to manage assembly of high mix in …

Measuring operational excellence: an operational excellence profitability (OEP) approach

LA Gólcher-Barguil, SP Nadeem… - Production Planning & …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
The pursuit of operational excellence in the manufacturing industry is at rise but its
measurement still lacks of appropriate indicators to determine its financial benefits. The …

[HTML][HTML] Plug & Produce robot assistants as shared resources: A simulation approach

ER da Silva, C Schou, S Hjorth, F Tryggvason… - Journal of Manufacturing …, 2022 - Elsevier
Plug and produce robot assistants have been developed to support flexible automation in
smart factories as a shared resource on the shop floor. However, although the technology is …