The manufacturing industry is seeing an increase in demand for more custom-made, low-
volume production. This type of production is rarely automated and is to a large extent still …

In recent years, industrial requirements for products have moved toward small batches and
diversification. However, the traditional dedicated manufacturing line, which was initially …

Purpose During design of reconfigurable manufacturing systems, manufacturing companies
need to select and implement the right enablers of reconfigurability in accordance with the …

Enterprises now face a global, dynamic, and unpredictable economic environment. In
response to quick changes of the demand, the production needs to have the ability to adapt …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present a decisions support tool that can be applied
in initial stages of design, for evaluating the investment feasibility of changeable and …

Cyber-physical reconfigurable manufacturing systems that are able to efficiently produce
customized products in lot sizes of one have the potential to significantly advance mass …

The aim of this paper is to examine relationships between the following production programs
that lead to the greater plant responsiveness-PR necessary for market needs: strategic …

Global competition forces companies to respond to fast changing market conditions by
introducing new and innovative products rapidly and more often at competitive prices …

Shorter product life cycles, together with heterogeneous market demands, are forcing
manufacturing companies to eliminate or reduce complexities in product development and …

The advent of production strategies such as Mass Customization and Changeable
Manufacturing requires that production systems be increasingly flexible towards diverse …