Lean manufacturing soft sensors for automotive industries

R Sekhar, N Solke, P Shah - Applied System Innovation, 2023‏ - mdpi.com
Lean and flexible manufacturing is a matter of necessity for the automotive industries today.
Rising consumer expectations, higher raw material and processing costs, and dynamic …

Omnivil—an autonomous mobile manipulator for flexible production

H Engemann, S Du, S Kallweit, P Cönen, H Dawar - Sensors, 2020‏ - mdpi.com
Flexible production is a key element in modern industrial manufacturing. Autonomous
mobile manipulators can be used to execute various tasks: from logistics, to pick and place …

The relationship between flexibility of manufacturing system components, competitiveness of SMEs and business performance: A study of manufacturing SMEs in …

SP Kaur, J Kumar, R Kumar - Global Journal of Flexible Systems …, 2017‏ - Springer
The rapid changes in the manufacturing environment have become the greatest challenge
for a manufacturing unit. This leads to the demand for change from the traditional …

Evaluation of supply chain flexibility in automobile industry with fuzzy DEMATEL approach

S Chirra, D Kumar - Global Journal of Flexible Systems Management, 2018‏ - Springer
In today's competitive market of globalization, supply chain flexibility (SCF) has emerged as
a potential weapon to address various uncertainties and associated risks. Offering sales …

Implications of realizing mix flexibility in assembly systems for product modularity—A case study

N Asadi, M Jackson, A Fundin - Journal of manufacturing systems, 2019‏ - Elsevier
To enable the production of high product variety, mix flexibility in assembly systems is of
paramount importance for manufacturing companies. Mixed-product assembly lines …

Literature review of flexibility attributes: A flexibility framework for software develo** organization

I Nurdiani, J Börstler, SA Fricker - Journal of software: Evolution …, 2018‏ - Wiley Online Library
Software develo** organizations strive to achieve flexibility to maintain a competitive
advantage. There is no common understanding of what characterize flexibility for a software …

Analysis of relationship between manufacturing flexibility and lean manufacturing using structural equation modelling

NS Solke, TP Singh - Global Journal of Flexible Systems Management, 2018‏ - Springer
In today's world of fierce competition, lean manufacturing practices enable companies to
meet challenges and be competitive. Uncertainties and dynamic changing situations in the …

Exploratory analysis of modularization strategy based on the theory of constraints thinking process

F Eidelwein, FAS Piran, DP Lacerda, A Dresch… - Global Journal of …, 2018‏ - Springer
The search for competitiveness has led companies to increase the variety of products on
offer in their portfolios with the aim of broadening their consumer market. However, there is a …

Interpretive multi-criteria valuation of flexibility initiatives on direct value chain

S Sushil - Benchmarking: An International Journal, 2018‏ - emerald.com
Purpose Activities on direct value chain directly add value to the products/services delivered
to the customers. This value addition can be further enhanced by taking up flexibility …

Linking product design to flexibility in an assembly system: a case study

N Asadi, M Jackson, A Fundin - Journal of Manufacturing Technology …, 2017‏ - emerald.com
Purpose The recent shift towards accommodating flexibility in manufacturing companies and
the complexity resulting from product variety highlight the significance of flexible assembly …