Relevant bibliographies by topics / Flexible manufacturing systems. Product management

Contents

  1. Journal articles
  2. Dissertations / Theses
  3. Books
  4. Book chapters
  5. Conference papers

Academic literature on the topic 'Flexible manufacturing systems. Product management'

Author: Grafiati
Published: 4 June 2021
Last updated: 3 February 2022

Create a spot-on reference in APA, MLA, Chicago, Harvard, and other styles

Select a source type:

Consult the lists of relevant articles, books, theses, conference reports, and other scholarly sources on the topic 'Flexible manufacturing systems. Product management.'

Next to every source in the list of references, there is an 'Add to bibliography' button. Press on it, and we will generate automatically the bibliographic reference to the chosen work in the citation style you need: APA, MLA, Harvard, Chicago, Vancouver, etc.

You can also download the full text of the academic publication as pdf and read online its abstract whenever available in the metadata.

Journal articles on the topic "Flexible manufacturing systems. Product management"

1

Weston, R. H., C. M. Sumpter, and J. D. Gascoigne. "Distributed manufacturing systems." Robotica 4, no. 1 (1986): 15–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0263574700002435.

Full text
Abstract:
SUMMARYIn the context of computer-integrated manufacture (CIM), the paper describes the need for flexible “intelligent” machinery and the need for integrated and distributed software. Methodologies in obtaining appropriate solutions are discussed and related to two major SERC sponsored research programmes at Loughborough University, which concern (i) the design of a family of mechanical and control system modules to allow robots to be configured with user defined kinematic and dynamic properties, and (ii) the design of distributed hardware and software structures, based on internationally accepted communication protocols, to allow FAS's to be produced.In batch manufacture today's increased demand for product variety, requiring reduced lead times and work in progress, the need arises for computer-integrated manufacture (CIM). Similarly, in many conventional continuous flow manufacturing processes dramatic improvements in plant efficiency can be achieved by linking shop floor computer systems with computers performing management and design functions.Considerable research and development work has centred on flexible manufacturing systems (FMSs)3−1 which conventionally relate to metal cutting environments. Similarly the labour intensive nature of assembly operations has led to considerable interest in the design of flexible assembly systems.3.4 The principles embodied in FMS and FAS are translatable, being applicable to most manufacturing environments.To achieve flexible integrated manufacturing two major requirements can be identified, viz. (i) the need for flexible “intelligent” machinery, and (ii) the need for integrated but distributed software systems. This paper will consider future trends in (i) and (ii).
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
2

Li, Jingshan, and Ningjian Huang. "Quality Evaluation in Flexible Manufacturing Systems: A Markovian Approach." Mathematical Problems in Engineering 2007 (2007): 1–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2007/57128.

Full text
Abstract:
The flexible manufacturing system (FMS) has attracted substantial amount of research effort during the last twenty years. Most of the studies address the issues of flexibility, productivity, cost, and so forth. The impact of flexible lines on product quality is less studied. This paper intends to address this issue by applying a Markov model to evaluate quality performance of a flexible manufacturing system. Closed expressions to calculate good part probability are derived and discussions to maintain high product quality are carried out. An example of flexible fixture in machining system is provided to illustrate the applicability of the method. The results of this study suggest a possible approach to investigate the impact of flexibility on product quality and, finally, with extensions and enrichment of the model, may lead to provide production engineers and managers a better understanding of the quality implications and to summarize some general guidelines of operation management in flexible manufacturing systems.
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
3

Hu, Ya Hui, Xiao Min Hu, Qing Chun Zheng, and Hui Jvan Lv. "Implementation of Management Model for Manufacturing Information Based to PDM." Key Engineering Materials 458 (December 2010): 258–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/kem.458.258.

Full text
Abstract:
Product development is becoming more complex. Product design is desired to be undertaken together with the considerations of downstream processes such as manufacturing and assembling. The product data exchange between CAD and PDM systems is a crucial issue for the integration of product development systems. To solve this, this paper focuses on a flexible, unified data model based on PDM that integrates information and models from different engineering domains. Some key technologies, such as type of data organization and data exchange between PDM and CAD, are researched based on the case of Smarteam. This approach has been experimented within a company environment that designs and produces families of the hydraulic press parts.
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
4

Chambers, Chester G., Eli M. Snir, and Asad Ata. "The Use of Flexible Manufacturing Capacity in Pharmaceutical Product Introductions." Decision Sciences 40, no. 2 (2009): 243–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-5915.2009.00226.x.

Full text
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
5

Shaoxiang, Chen. "The Optimality of Hedging Point Policies for Stochastic Two-Product Flexible Manufacturing Systems." Operations Research 52, no. 2 (2004): 312–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.1287/opre.1030.0087.

Full text
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
6

Asadi, Narges, Mats Jackson, and Anders Fundin. "Linking product design to flexibility in an assembly system: a case study." Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management 28, no. 5 (2017): 610–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jmtm-10-2016-0144.

Full text
Abstract:
Purpose The recent shift towards accommodating flexibility in manufacturing companies and the complexity resulting from product variety highlight the significance of flexible assembly systems and designing products for them. The purpose of this paper is to provide insight into the requirements of a flexible assembly system for product design from the assembly system’s standpoint. Design/methodology/approach To fulfil the purpose of the paper, a literature review and a case study were performed. The case study was conducted with an interactive research approach in a global market leader company within the heavy vehicle manufacturing industry. Findings The findings indicate that common assembly sequence, similar assembly interfaces, and common parts are the main requirements of a flexible assembly system for product design which reduce complexity and facilitate various flexibility dimensions. Accordingly, a model is proposed to broaden the understanding of these requirements from the assembly system’s standpoint. Research limitations/implications This study contributes to the overlapping research area of flexible assembly systems and product design. Practical implications The proposed model is largely based on practical data and clarifies the role of product design in facilitating flexibility in an assembly system. It can be used by assembly managers, assembly engineers, and product designers. Originality/value The key originality of this paper compared to the previous studies lies in presenting a novel assembly-oriented design model. The model enhances understanding of a flexible assembly system’s requirements for product design with regard to reducing complexity and managing variation in a flexible assembly system. These requirements can be applied to product design across various product families within a company’s product portfolio.
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
7

Elsouri, Mohammed, James Gao, Clive Simmonds, and Nick Martin. "A design for manufacturing methodology using defects knowledge for aerospace product manufacturing." Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part B: Journal of Engineering Manufacture 235, no. 11 (2021): 1751–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/09544054211007642.

Full text
Abstract:
Defects generated by the UK supply chain is much higher than its global competitors. Defects impact costs and production throughput due to unpredictable disruptions resulting in many non-value adding activities. However, defects data associated knowledge have rarely been considered and implemented as the manufacturing capability in existing design for manufacturing and assembly (DFMA) data/knowledge bases. On the other hand, current ICT systems used in the aerospace industry are not flexible enough to keep up with the new requirements of collaborating to manage knowledge properly, and the use of real-time manufacturing data generated in manufacturing activities. This research was carried out in collaboration with one of the UK’s largest aerospace companies in order to analyse the complexity of design and manufacturing activities of high-value safety-critical aerospace products. The results of the work are presented, and a novel approach and system was developed, that can be used to support DFMA using defects knowledge. The approach was implemented as a knowledge management system using collaborative design principles. Key findings from the main contribution in the context of extended enterprises of high value low volume safety critical product manufacturing are discussed.
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
8

Eyers, Daniel R., Andrew T. Potter, Jonathan Gosling, and Mohamed M. Naim. "The flexibility of industrial additive manufacturing systems." International Journal of Operations & Production Management 38, no. 12 (2018): 2313–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijopm-04-2016-0200.

Full text
Abstract:
Purpose Flexibility is a fundamental performance objective for manufacturing operations, allowing them to respond to changing requirements in uncertain and competitive global markets. Additive manufacturing machines are often described as “flexible,” but there is no detailed understanding of such flexibility in an operations management context. The purpose of this paper is to examine flexibility from a manufacturing systems perspective, demonstrating the different competencies that can be achieved and the factors that can inhibit these in commercial practice. Design/methodology/approach This study extends existing flexibility theory in the context of an industrial additive manufacturing system through an investigation of 12 case studies, covering a range of sectors, product volumes, and technologies. Drawing upon multiple sources, this research takes a manufacturing systems perspective that recognizes the multitude of different resources that, together with individual industrial additive manufacturing machines, contribute to the satisfaction of demand. Findings The results show that the manufacturing system can achieve seven distinct internal flexibility competencies. This ability was shown to enable six out of seven external flexibility capabilities identified in the literature. Through a categorical assessment the extent to which each competency can be achieved is identified, supported by a detailed explanation of the enablers and inhibitors of flexibility for industrial additive manufacturing systems. Originality/value Additive manufacturing is widely expected to make an important contribution to future manufacturing, yet relevant management research is scant and the flexibility term is often ambiguously used. This research contributes the first detailed examination of flexibility for industrial additive manufacturing systems.
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
9

Coudurier, J. F. "Flexible production organization of workpiece movement." Robotica 4, no. 1 (1986): 33–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0263574700002459.

Full text
Abstract:
SUMMARYThe flexible turning cell developed at CETIM has enabled us, among other things, to investigate how the movement of workpieces could be organized in flexible production cells.The very design of flexible cells leads to the following questions about the manufacturing process to be considered: – type of product, – type of operational side, – type of management/control, – type of data transmission.These questions are answered by calling upon group technology for both the product and operational sides, and upon simulation to define precisely the operational side, and the type of management/control and data transmission system to be used.For simple cells (i.e. those with few work-stations) the system can be analyzed in detail without resorting to simulation. Thus equipment limitations such as those set by robot control can be taken into account to analyze the possibilities to interlink numerous different paths.With this approach simpler real-time operation can be implemented. It also permits handling operations on different types of workpieces (i.e. of different shape and sequence) simultaneously.
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
10

Malik, Asif Iqbal, and Biswajit Sarkar. "Coordination Supply Chain Management Under Flexible Manufacturing, Stochastic Leadtime Demand, and Mixture of Inventory." Mathematics 8, no. 6 (2020): 911. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/math8060911.

Full text
Abstract:
The necessity of coordination among entities is essential for the success of any supply chain management (SCM). This paper focuses on coordination between two players and cost-sharing in an SCM that considers a vendor and a buyer. For random demand and complex product production, a flexible production system is recommended. The study aims to minimize the total SCM cost under stochastic conditions. In the flexible production systems, the production rate is introduced as the decision variable and the unit production cost is minimum at the obtained optimal value. The setup cost of flexible systems is higher and to control this, a discrete investment function is utilized. The exact information about the probability distribution of lead time demand is not available with known mean and variance. The issue of unknown distribution of lead time demand is solved by considering a distribution-free approach to find the amount of shortages. The game-theoretic approach is employed to obtain closed-form solutions. First, the model is solved under decentralized SCM based on the Stackelberg model, and then solved under centralized SCM. Bargaining is the central theme of any business nowadays among the players of an SCM to make their profit within a centralized and decentralized setup. For this, a cost allocation model for lead time crashing cost based on the Nash bargaining model with the satisfaction level of SCM members is proposed. The cost allocation model under Nash bargaining achieves exciting results in SCM coordination.
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
More sources

Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Flexible manufacturing systems. Product management"

1

Wallmark, Toste Jawi. "Product architecture network : representing modular product families for mass customization /." View abstract or full-text, 2005. http://library.ust.hk/cgi/db/thesis.pl?IEEM%202005%20WALLMA.

Full text
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
2

Zhang, Mei. "On product and process variety and the cost implications /." View abstract or full-text, 2005. http://library.ust.hk/cgi/db/thesis.pl?IEEM%202005%20ZHANG.

Full text
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
3

Wang, Yue. "Probabilistic specification definition and recommendation for product customization /." View abstract or full-text, 2009. http://library.ust.hk/cgi/db/thesis.pl?IELM%202009%20WANG.

Full text
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
4

Tezcanlı, Eda Seçkin Yavuz. "An analytical surver on customization at modular systems in the context of industrial design/." [s.l.]: [s.n.], 2006. http://library.iyte.edu.tr/tezler/master/endustriurunleritasarimi/T000409.pdf.

Full text
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
5

Park, Se-Eun. "The relationship between fashion leadership and co-design options in apparel mass customization /." free to MU campus, to others for purchase, 2004. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/mo/fullcit?p1422948.

Full text
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
6

Barzola-Cisneros, Víctor, Jose Calderon-Tirado, Gino Viacava-Campos, and Daniel Aderhold. "Production model to increase productivity and delivery compliance in the peruvian textile sector by applying value stream mapping, 5s and flexible production systems." Springer, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10757/656024.

Full text
Abstract:
El texto completo de este trabajo no está disponible en el Repositorio Académico UPC por restricciones de la casa editorial donde ha sido publicado.<br>The Peruvian textile industry is a highly competitive market and is one of the main economic engines of the country. The sector provides more than 463 thousand jobs and represents 7.4% of the GDP. Most of the companies, mostly family businesses, do not have enough knowledge to implement a management model according to productivity standards and expected level of service. This article proposes a production model for the clothing industry based on Lean management, combining SIPOC, VSM, 5S techniques and a production system to increase profitability in the short term and make it sustainable in time. The model is validated by a case study in a representative company of the sector. The proposed activities were monitored through the study of work indicators, in which the results indicate an increase in productivity by 59% and the fulfillment by 48%.
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
7

Ozbayrak, M. "Design of tool management systems for flexible manufacturing systems." Thesis, Loughborough University, 1993. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.359905.

Full text
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
8

Whitehead, Jonathan David. "Scheduling and layout in flexible manufacturing systems." Thesis, University of Southampton, 2002. https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/50617/.

Full text
Abstract:
This thesis covers a variety of inter-related scheduling and layout issues encountered in flexible manufacturing systems. The principal focus is upon systems which adopt the commonly implemented loop layout configuration. A pivotal idea behind the work is that products must revisit machines during their manufacture. The work encompasses both computational and theoretical results. The computational work consists of testing both new and standard heuristic and local search techniques on two strongly NP-hard combinatorial optimisation problems, one related to layout and the other to single machine scheduling. In the layout problem, machines must be sequenced around a loop of conveyor belt with the objective of minimising the amount of movement carried out by the worst affected product type within the manufacturing system. In the single machine scheduling problem, coupledoperation jobs must be scheduled so that the maximum completion time on the machine, the makespan, is minimised; each coupled-operation job consists of two arbitrary processing time operations separated by a time lag that is bounded both below and above. Our results suggest that local search techniques, while well suited to standard search spaces, do not perform well when the search space contains infeasible neighbours and the cost of evaluating candidate solutions is high. The theoretical work stems from the repetitive manufacture of single product types in loop layout flexible manufacturing systems. We demonstrate that in such a system, the efficiency is strongly governed by the balance of workloads on the machines. We develop mixed integer programming models for tool allocation and machine sequencing with the objective of balancing workloads, and as a secondary criterion, minimising product movement. Focusing on a single machine, we study the computational complexity of a class of coupled-operation scheduling problems; each job consists of two unit processing time operations separated by a fixed delay of two units of time, and their order of production is restricted by precedence constraints. For several standard scheduling objective functions, we provide either polynomial algorithms or proof of NP-hardness for parallel chain and tree precedence constraints.
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
9

Robinson, Taylor K. (Taylor Kristyn). "Leveraging flexible manufacturing to streamline new product launch processes." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020. https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/126916.

Full text
Abstract:
Thesis: M.B.A., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, in conjunction with the Leaders for Global Operations Program at MIT, May, 2020<br>Thesis: S.M., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, in conjunction with the Leaders for Global Operations Program at MIT, May, 2020<br>Cataloged from the official PDF of thesis.<br>Includes bibliographical references (pages 65-66).<br>Johnson & Johnson Vision (JJV), manufacturer of the ACUVUE® Brand Contact Lenses, is committed to launching new contact lens products every year to maintain competitive edge and long-term relevancy. However, manufacturing lines currently operate at high utilization rates to satisfy steadily growing demand, limiting opportunity to beta test new products or validate manufacturing lines. Beta testing provides feedback on product design and manufacturability while validation qualifies a line to make a particular product at commercial scale - contributing to the more than 5 billion contact lenses produced by JJV yearly. To build manufacturing capacity and introduce flexibility into the system, JJV built the Flexible Manufacturing Platform (FMP). FMP is a modular manufacturing line capable of producing any contact lens in the JJV portfolio. This thesis explores how to strategically leverage FMP to enable quicker transitions from pilot-line production to commercial-scale production.<br>A case study was performed on the FMP heat seal manufacturing process step, providing insight into both the technical capability and organizational processes of FMP. The heat seal was chosen due to its critical importance in maintaining product quality and patient safety. Prior to the start of this project, the heat seal process step lacked consistency and reliability. Statistical process control techniques were employed to generate a heat seal capability model that measured the effect of changing the contact time, contact temperature, and contact pressure. This revealed contact time and contact temperature to have the most influence on heat seal integrity. The capability model ultimately improved decision quality and reduced product failures by 80%. Successful execution of the case study also required observation of upstream and downstream process steps to the heat seal, yielding a thorough understanding of the entire FMP line.<br>This FMP current state analysis shows the remaining work needed to efficiently scale between pilot-line production and commercial-scale production. As such, there is a need for continuous knowledge transfer between the R&D and Operations teams as they develop new governance processes to merge into a single domain. In doing so, FMP can become an efficient structure to continuously launch new products.<br>by Taylor K. Robinson.<br>M.B.A.<br>S.M.<br>M.B.A. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management<br>S.M. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
10

McManus, Dean. "Product oriented structures for generic assembly monitoring and control." Thesis, University of Hull, 1994. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.296220.

Full text
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
More sources

Books on the topic "Flexible manufacturing systems. Product management"

1

Chandra, Charu. Mass customization: A supply chain approach. Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, 2004.

Find full text
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
2

Schellmann, Hendrik. Bewertung kundenspezifischer Mengenflexibilität im Wertschöpfungsnetz. Herbert Utz Verlag, 2012.

Find full text
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
3

Oleson, John D. Pathways to agility: Mass customization in action. Wiley, 1998.

Find full text
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
4

1969-, Piller Frank T., and Tseng Mitchell M. 1947-, eds. Handbook of research in mass customization and personalization. World Scientific, 2010.

Find full text
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
5

Growing modular: Mass customization of complex products, services and software. Springer, 2005.

Find full text
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
6

Maleki, Reza A. Flexible manufacturing systems: The technology and management. Prentice Hall, 1991.

Find full text
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
7

Industrial production management in flexible manufacturing systems. Engineering Science Reference, 2013.

Find full text
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
8

Lee, Anita. Knowledge-based flexible manufacturing systems (FMS) scheduling. Garland, 1994.

Find full text
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
9

The global manufacturing revolution: Product-process-business integration and reconfigurable systems. Wiley, 2010.

Find full text
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
10

Fichtmüller, Niklas. Rationalisierung durch flexible, hybride Montagesysteme. Springer-Verlag, 1996.

Find full text
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
More sources

Book chapters on the topic "Flexible manufacturing systems. Product management"

1

de M. Leite, Athon F. C. S., Matheus B. Canciglieri, Anderson L. Szejka, et al. "An Analysis of Flexible Manufacturing on the Support of the Development of Smart Product-Service Systems." In Product Lifecycle Management Enabling Smart X. Springer International Publishing, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-62807-9_33.

Full text
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
2

Tetzlaff, Ulrich A. W. "Flexible manufacturing systems." In Contributions to Management Science. Physica-Verlag HD, 1990. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-50317-7_2.

Full text
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
3

Stecke, Kathryn E. "Flexible Manufacturing Systems." In Encyclopedia of Operations Research and Management Science. Springer US, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-1153-7_350.

Full text
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
4

Bhandari, Dimple, Rajesh Kumar Singh, and S. K. Garg. "Framework for Green Flexible Manufacturing System." In Flexible Systems Management. Springer Singapore, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-9640-3_16.

Full text
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
5

Shukla, Sanjai Kumar. "The Flexibility in Product Family Engineering Process." In Flexible Systems Management. Springer Singapore, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-4888-3_2.

Full text
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
6

Greenwood, Nigel R. "Project Structure and Management." In Implementing Flexible Manufacturing Systems. Macmillan Education UK, 1988. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-07959-9_3.

Full text
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
7

Mani, V., Rajat Agrawal, and Vinay Sharma. "Flexibility in Social Sustainability: Evidence from Indian Manufacturing Industries." In Flexible Systems Management. Springer India, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-2834-9_5.

Full text
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
8

Khan, Shazli Ahmed, and Saboohi Nasim. "Impact of Product Patent Regime on Pharmaceutical Companies in India." In Flexible Systems Management. Springer India, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-2834-9_18.

Full text
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
9

Kume, Katsunori, and Takao Fujiwara. "Manufacturing Flexibility Under Uncertain Demand by a Real Options Approach." In Flexible Systems Management. Springer Singapore, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-8929-9_11.

Full text
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
10

Srikanth, K., and K. B. Akhilesh. "Time-Bound Formalization and its Role in Building Team Flexibility in Product Development Organizations." In Flexible Systems Management. Springer India, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-2151-7_15.

Full text
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

Conference papers on the topic "Flexible manufacturing systems. Product management"

1

Solis, Fernando, and Hector Vargas. "A hybrid approach combining Petri Nets and Product Lifecycle Management to simulate, determine and validate the performance of flexible manufacturing systems." In 2010 International Conference on Information Society (i-Society 2010). IEEE, 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/i-society16502.2010.6018784.

Full text
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
2

Shui, Huanyi, Xiaoning Jin, and Jun Ni. "Roll-to-Roll Manufacturing System Modeling and Analysis by Stream of Variation Theory." In ASME 2016 11th International Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/msec2016-8722.

Full text
Abstract:
A multistage system that consists of multiple stages for sequential operations to finish products is widely employed in modern manufacturing systems. Due to the characteristics of multistage systems, the product quality not only depends on operations in current stage but is also affected by operations in upstream stages. Most existing studies use Stream of Variation models to analyze error propagation and interactions among multiple stages in discrete manufacturing systems such as machining shops and assembly systems. In this paper, a multistage model based on the “Stream of Variation” concept is developed to investigate the tension propagation in a flexible material roll-to-roll manufacturing system. This modeling method uses a physical model coupled with a data-driven model to correlate the roller operation performance and product quality characteristics. Torque equilibrium analysis and Hooke’s law are employed for physical model and the censored regression model is used to explore unknown structures/parameters. A web unwinding process demonstrates the feasibility and prediction performance of the proposed model. The result shows that the proposed multistage model can serve as a virtual metrology method to increase system visibility, enhance health management capability and eventually improve product quality.
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
3

Cheng, Jack C. P., Kincho H. Law, Albert Jones, and Ram Sriram. "Service Oriented and Orchestrated Framework for Supply Chain Integration." In ASME 2009 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference. ASMEDC, 2009. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/detc2009-87089.

Full text
Abstract:
Supply chain management integrates key business processes and facilities, involving end users and suppliers that provide products, services, and information. Supply chain integration can potentially add value to the stakeholders along product development and manufacturing life cycle as well as the customers in terms of cost, time, service level, quality, and risk. In the manufacturing industry, there are many attempts to develop methodologies, standards, and technologies to integrate various applications for product design and manufacturing. However, studies on integrating and aligning product design and manufacturing with other operations in supply chains are relatively lacking. In an integrated supply chain, information, applications, and services are shared and become available among supply chain members within and across organizational boundaries. Existing technologies and tools such as Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) infrastructures and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems do not provide a flexible and reusable solution to information sharing and application integration. This paper presents a prototype service oriented web-based system, SC Collaborator (Supply Chain Collaborator), which leverages web services, web portal, and open source technologies to provide a flexible, customizable, and economical tool for supply chain integration. The prototype system implements a service oriented portal-based framework and allows service orchestration according to processes. This paper presents the service oriented portal-based framework, the system architecture of SC Collaborator, and the schematic representation and implementation of process models with the system. The paper also illustrates the use of the SC Collaborator system to facilitate cross-functional, cross-departmental, and cross-organizational collaborations using a bus manufacturing scenario.
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
4

Puffer, Raymond H., and Glen H. Hoppes. "Development of a Flexible Pilot High Temperature MEA Manufacturing Line." In ASME 2004 2nd International Conference on Fuel Cell Science, Engineering and Technology. ASMEDC, 2004. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/fuelcell2004-2523.

Full text
Abstract:
Despite the fact that the invention of the fuel cell is more than 160 years old, the fuel cell industry today is still in its infancy. While there are many large companies active in the industry, it is, for the most part, dominated by many small and startup companies focused on the design and development of fuel cell systems. Relatively little attention has been given to the cost effective high-volume (i.e., automated) manufacture of the resulting systems and components. If the wide spread commercial use of fuel cells is to become a reality, and we are to realize the potential benefits to our environment and mankind it is essential that we also put the appropriate level of attention on the enabling manufacturing technologies. Celanese Ventures GmbH is a “new venture” arm of Celanese AG, located in Frankfurt, Germany. They are focused on developing the market for their high temperature polybenzimidazole (PBI®)-based membrane material for use in Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) fuel cells. Several years ago Celanese realized that the best way to ensure the market for their membrane material is to develop the capability to produce complete membrane electrode assemblies (MEAs) that can be incorporated into fuel cell systems being developed by other companies. Furthermore, such value-added processing can be economically advantageous. This paper will describe the multi-phased collaboration between Celanese, the Flexible Manufacturing Center (FMC) located at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), and Progressive Machine and Design (PMD) to develop a fully automated high temperature MEA pilot manufacturing line that began operation in September, 2002. The FMC has and continues to serve in a unique role for a university research center. The FMC has been involved in the concept development, laboratory proof of principle, acquisition management, technical representation during the design, build and implementation phases, and the ongoing optimization of and improvements to the operational pilot line. We will describe the unique properties of the high temperature PBI® membrane and the benefits of this form of membrane in PEM fuel cell operations. The specific role of the FMC during each phase of the project will be highlighted, and a description of the resulting pilot line will be provided. Finally, we will discuss the important role that effective technology transfer plays in a project with the magnitude and complexity described herein.
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
5

Fleisch, Ruth, Robert Schöch, and Christian Hillbrand. "A Batch Tracing System for Thermochemical Finishing Processes Enables New Services for Quality Management." In ASME 2012 11th Biennial Conference on Engineering Systems Design and Analysis. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/esda2012-82299.

Full text
Abstract:
Manufacturing processes in the area of thermochemical treatment of work pieces impose lots of challenges due to the rough environment. High temperatures and the use of chemicals are aggravating conditions of salt bath nitrocarburizing processes, which are used to improve the wear resistance, the fatigue strength, and the corrosion resistance of components made from steel, cast iron, and sintered iron materials. The process is composed of preheating, nitrocarburizing, oxidizing, and multilevel cleaning. These stages are passed through consecutively, for what customer orders are combined in batches. It is an example of a discontinuous production which is characterized by a material flow which is interrupted in time. In this context a batch is an amount of pieces which form a whole and are processed together and therefore exhibit identical attributes with regard to the manufacturing process and the product quality. At present, the implementation of batch tracing mechanisms is difficult or impossible due to the harsh environment (hazardous chemicals, high temperatures …). As a consequence, wrong assignments of the finished pieces to the customers may occur while a possibility of documentation of the parameters concerning the manufacturing process is desirable. Several of the following reasons for the enhanced deployment of batch tracing thus apply: request of customers for security and information about the origin of the products (customer pull), new laws and regulations (regulatory push), availability of innovative communication and information technology (technology push), and increase in efficiency and advance of process reliability (industry pull). In this paper, we discuss batch tracing by means of intelligent RFID technology (radio frequency identification), which involves connections to sensors for measurements of ambient parameters. Information obtained by the RFID system such as the beginning and the length of stay of the batches in the different stages is merged with the temperatures delivered by the plant equipment. Thus identifying and determination of the position of the batches is achievable throughout the entire procedure. This allows the company to offer new supplementary services to the customers and to design the process in a more flexible way like prioritizing time-critical orders. In order to prove the technical feasibility of batch tracing in the field of thermochemical treatment two test cases are described: The first one is for gathering information about the functioning of the installed RFID system, the other one is the realization of the operational process in a simplified form.
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
6

Bichlmaier, Christoph, and Stefan Grunwald. "PMM: Process Module Methodology for Integrated Design and Assembly Planning." In ASME 1999 Design Engineering Technical Conferences. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 1999. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/detc99/dfm-8909.

Full text
Abstract:
Abstract Competitive products are the key to the success of every company. To resist the pressure of high competition companies must also optimize their processes to an even greater extent. Apart from the direct production departments such as manufacturing and assembly, where the optimization of production processes have been standard practice for decades, the indirect areas such as product development and planning of production systems are now moving increasingly to center-stage. Alongside the requirement for innovation, these areas are expected to keep to schedule and cost restrictions. But the high degree of complexity of the process steps involved and the difficulty of accurately defining them prevent effective process management in these areas. Experience from industry shows that companies desire a lot of support in these areas. The following paper describes an innovative methodology for the flexible planning, monitoring and controlling of highly complex dynamic development processes. This methodology, has already proved successful in pilot projects in different industries such as automobile or electrical tool industry.
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
7

Kim, Hoejin, and David E. Culler. "Making Product Customization More Feasible for Flexible Manufacturing Systems." In International FAIM Conference. DEStech Publications, Inc., 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.14809/faim.2014.0071.

Full text
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
8

Johnson, G. Patrick. "Integrated design strategy for product life-cycle management." In Intelligent Systems and Smart Manufacturing, edited by Surendra M. Gupta. SPIE, 2001. http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.417251.

Full text
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
9

Aboul-Enein, Omar, Yaping Jing, and Roger Bostelman. "Formalizing Performance Evaluation of Mobile Manipulator Robots Using CTML." In ASME 2020 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/imece2020-23234.

Full text
Abstract:
Abstract Computation Tree Measurement Language (CTML) is a newly developed formal language that offers simultaneous model verification and performance evaluation measures. While the theory behind CTML has been established, the language has yet to be tested on a practical example. In this work, we wish to demonstrate the utility of CTML when applied to a real-world application based in manufacturing. Mobile manipulators may enable more flexible, dynamic workflows within industry. Therefore, an artifact-based performance measurement test method for mobile manipulator robots developed at the National Institute of Standards and Technology was selected for evaluation. Contributions of this work include the modeling of robot tasks implemented for the performance measurement test using Petri nets, as well as the formulation and execution of sample queries using CTML. To compare the numerical results, query support, ease of implementation, and empirical runtime of CTML to other temporal logics in such applications, the queries were re-formulated and evaluated using the PRISM Model Checker. Finally, a discussion is included that considers future extensions of this work, relative to other existing research, that could potentially enable the integration of CTML with Systems Modeling Language (SysML) and Product Life-cycle Management (PLM) software solutions.
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
10

Cagno, Enrico, Augusto Di Giulio, and Paolo Trucco. "Planning end-of-life management within the product design process." In Intelligent Systems and Smart Manufacturing, edited by Surendra M. Gupta. SPIE, 2001. http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.417275.

Full text
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
You might also be interested in the extended bibliographies on the topic 'Flexible manufacturing systems. Product management' for particular source types:
Journal articles Dissertations / Theses Books
We offer discounts on all premium plans for authors whose works are included in thematic literature selections. Contact us to get a unique promo code!

To the bibliography