Design of Flexible Production Systems Methodologies and Tools /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Tolio, Tullio. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2009.
• Subjects: Engineering.; Machinery.; Manufacturing, Machines, Tools.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-85414-2

Manufacturing Flexibility is usually seen as the main answer for surviving in present markets characterized by short lead times, tight product tolerances, pressure on costs, frequent changes of demand and continuous evolution of products. However, the competitiveness of a firm can be negatively affe...

Table of Contents:

• Designing Manufacturing Flexibility in Dynamic Production Contexts
• Flexibility in Manufacturing - an Empirical Case-Study Research
• A Review on Manufacturing Flexibility
• Product-Process-System Information Formalization to support Manufacturing System Design
• Manufacturing Strategy: Production Scenario Evolution Analysis for Assessing Focused Flexibility
• Pallet Configuration for approaching Mapping Requirements on Devices
• Design of Focused Flexibility Manufacturing Systems (FFMSs)
• System Life-Cycle Planning
• System Performance Simulation and Analysis
• Testing.