Design of reconfigurable manufacturing systems

This paper explains the rationale for the development of reconfigurable manufacturing systems, which possess the advantages both of dedicated lines and of flexible systems. The paper defines the core characteristics and design principles of reconfigurable manufacturing systems (RMS) and describes the structure recommended for practical RMS with RMS core characteristics. After that, a rigorous mathematical method is introduced for designing RMS with this recommended structure. An example is provided to demonstrate how this RMS design method is used. The paper concludes with a discussion of reconfigurable assembly systems.

[1]  Kathryn E. Stecke,et al.  An integrated design support method for flexible assembly systems , 1996 .

[2]  Yoram Koren,et al.  The Global Manufacturing Revolution: Product-Process-Business Integration and Reconfigurable Systems , 2010 .

[3]  F. Jovane,et al.  Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems , 1999 .

[4]  S. Jack Hu,et al.  Automated generation of assembly system-design solutions , 2005, IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering.

[5]  Yoram Koren,et al.  Product variety and manufacturing complexity in assembly systems and supply chains , 2008 .

[6]  Catherine Dupont-Gatelmand.  A survey of flexible manufacturing systems , 1982 .

[7]  P. Spicer *,et al.  Scalable reconfigurable equipment design principles , 2005 .

[8]  Nam P. Suh,et al.  Design and operation of large systems , 1995 .

[9]  Kazuo Yamazaki,et al.  Open Controller Architecture – Past, Present and Future , 2001 .

[10]  Peter Jacobsen,et al.  Philosophy regarding the design of production systems , 2001 .

[11]  C. L. Haines.  An algorithm for carrier routing in a flexible material-handling system , 1985 .

[12]  G. Ulsoy,et al.  Vision , Principles and Impact of Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems , 2022 .

[13]  Napsiah Ismail,et al.  An improved algorithm for layout design in cellular manufacturing systems , 2009 .

[14]  S. Jack Hu,et al.  Productivity of parallel production lines with unreliable Machines and material handling , 2004, IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering.

[15]  Dariusz Ceglarek,et al.  Impact of fixture design on sheet metal assembly variation , 2004 .

[16]  Yoram Koren,et al.  Designing productive manufacturing systems without buffers , 2003 .

[17]  F. Musharavati.  RECONFIGURABLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS , 2010 .

[18]  C. L. Heines.  An Algorithm for Carrier Routing in a Flexible Material-Handling System , 1985, IBM J. Res. Dev..

[19]  Yoram Koren,et al.  Computer control of manufacturing systems , 1983 .

[20]  Hoda A. ElMaraghy,et al.  Performance analysis of manufacturing systems composed of modular machines using the universal generating function , 2008 .

[21]  Yoram Koren,et al.  General RMS Characteristics. Comparison with Dedicated and Flexible Systems , 2006 .

[22]  Hong Chul Lee,et al.  The simulation design and analysis of a Flexible Manufacturing System with Automated Guided Vehicle System , 2009 .

[23]  Young K. Son,et al.  Economic measure of productivity, quality and flexibility in advanced manufacturing systems , 1987 .

[24]  Yoram Koren,et al.  Impact of Manufacturing System Configuration on Performance , 1998 .

[25]  David S. Cochran,et al.  A decomposition approach for manufacturing system design , 2001 .

[26]  Kathryn E. Stecke,et al.  Analysis of automotive body assembly system configurations for quality and productivity , 2009, Int. J. Manuf. Res..

[27]  S. Jack Hu,et al.  Productivity of Paced Parallel-Serial Manufacturing Lines With and Without Crossover , 2004 .

[28]  Jeonghan Ko,et al.  Manufacturing System Design Considering Stochastic Product Evolution and Task Recurrence , 2009 .

[29]  Derek Yip-Hoi,et al.  Design Principles for Machining System Configurations , 2002 .

[30]  H. Brussel,et al.  Controller Architecture-Past , Present and Future , 2007 .

[31]  Yoram Koren,et al.  Reconfigurable machine tools , 2001 .

[32]  Kathryn E. Stecke,et al.  Loading and control policies for a flexible manufacturing system , 1981 .

[33]  Kathryn E. Stecke,et al.  Formulation and Solution of Nonlinear Integer Production Planning Problems for Flexible Manufacturing Systems , 1983 .

[34]  Yoram Koren,et al.  Convertibility Measures for Manufacturing Systems , 2003 .

[35]  K. Currie,et al.  An effective p-median model considering production factors in machine cell/part family formation , 2006 .

[36]  Hui Wang,et al.  Monitoring global and local variations in multichannel functional data for manufacturing processes , 2009 .

[37]  Jeonghan Ko,et al.  Design of multi-product manufacturing lines with the consideration of product change dependent inter-task times, reduced changeover and machine flexibility , 2010 .

[38]  Anatoli I. Dashchenko,et al.  Reconfigurable manufacturing systems and transformable factories , 2006 .