Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems: From Design to Implementation
Description
This book develops innovative techniques from operational research and management science for the design and implementation of a reconfigurable manufacturing system (RMS), and subsequently analyzes and assesses their performance.
A reconfigurable manufacturing system (RMS) is a paradigm that can address many of the challenges posed by the modern market. Accordingly, substantial research is now being conducted on RMS, focusing on various levels of decision-making (strategic, tactical and operational). However, as a relatively new research area, there are still only very few books and articles available on reconfigurable manufacturing system design and management.
In addition to filling that gap, this book provides a forum for investigating, exchanging ideas on, and disseminating the latest advances in the broad area of RMS applications in today's industry. Gathering contributions by experts from academia, industry and policy-making, it represents an essential contribution to the existing literature on manufacturing and logistics in general and industry 4.0 in particular.More details
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The Emergence of Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems (RMSs).- A Classification for Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems.- System Engineering-based methodology to Design Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems.- System Design of Architecture and Physical Configuration for RMT/RMS: Modelling of Machines, Workpieces, Manufacturing Operations and Process.- Feature-Driven Design of Reconfigurable Machine Tool Configurations.- Safety, Ergonomics and Human Factors in Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems.- Analysis of the Scalability for Different Configurations of Lines.