Reconfigurable Manufacturing Development: Insights on Strategic, Tactical, and Operational Challenges

The paper provides empirical insight on how changeable and reconfigurable manufacturing system concepts can be developed to meet requirements in companies, as well the related organizational technical challenges. findings reveal that there are still strong barriers towards wider implementation of reconfigurability a paradigm shift industry is required, e.g., terms managing stepwise investments, culture mindset, approaches production development, structures, knowledge changeability reconfigurability.