Machine-Part Formation Enabling Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems Configuration Design: Line Balancing Problem for Low Volume and High Variety

Mads Bejlegaard (), Thomas Ditlev Brunoe, Kjeld Nielsen and Jacob Bossen
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Mads Bejlegaard: Aalborg University
Thomas Ditlev Brunoe: Aalborg University
Kjeld Nielsen: Aalborg University
Jacob Bossen: Aalborg University

Chapter Chapter 11 in Managing Complexity, 2017, pp 139-146 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Group Technology plays an important role in mass customization, coping with the difficulties in multi-product, small-lot-sized production, due to the importance of product and part-family formation. There have been many applications of Group Technology organizing manufacturing facilities, and many approaches have been created, but none of these has been found to be universally suited to all types of companies. Hence, many companies use instead their own systems for their particular applications. Based on an existing manufacturing environment, this paper contributes to the process of machine-part-family formation by identifying machine-part formations and process similarities. Additionally, configuration of a Reconfigurable Manufacturing System based on one particular part-family identified is carried out with the purpose of assessing the line balancing problem of high variety.

Keywords: Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems (RMSs); Group Technology (GT); Machine-part formation; Line balancing (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-29058-4_11

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