Augmented Reality Applications in Manufacturing: A Multi-Criteria Decision Model for Performance Analysis

Abstract Augmented Reality (AR) applications are becoming mature technologies for the use in manufacturing systems. Their very innovative character together with the variety of devices are now forcing production managers and researchers to analyse their application from technological to organizational point of view. The aim of the paper is to propose a multi-criteria model which integrates technical and organizational metrics to provide reliable decision support system for analysing the application of AR technologies in manufacturing. The proposed model applies the AHP (Analytic Hierarchy Process) method for integrating effectively technological and organizational factors which will contribute to analyse how an AR system could be effectively applied in the manufacturing sector.

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