Manufacturing companies are facing three challenges: low cost production of product, high quality standard and rapid responsiveness to customer requirements. These three goals are equally important for the manufacturing companies who want to be competitive in the global economy. Reconfigurable machining system facilitate the demand for Mass Customization Manufacturing, (MCM). The reconfigurable...

In recent years, flexible manufacturing system as a response to market demands has been proposed to increase product diversity, optimum utilization of machines andperiods of short-term products.The development of computer systems has provided the ability to build machines with high functionality and the necessary flexibility to perform various operations. However, due to the complexity and the ...

OF THE PHD THESIS Researches on the design and management of manufacturing systems Ciprian CRISTEA Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania The PhD thesis is being structured on seven chapters. Each one of them begins with a set of objectives and it ends with the conclusions. Chapter 1 makes an introduction in the problem of manufacturing and contains an evolution of the manufacturing conce...

Manufacturing systems must adapt to new challenges impacting the economy. New structures, behaviours and requirements arise in response to those challenges. These elements are systematised and different problem approaches are analysed. Multiagent concepts generally and holonic concept specially are studied. Based on its requirements and characteristics several frameworks are compared. Besides, ...

This paper presents a summary of the results from the simulation of a given two-stages production system which uses JIT. The system consists of an assembly line with two automated assembly cells and two assembly stock points and one manufacturing cell with three manufacturing stock points for storing reserved parts and one receiving stock. Carts with fixed capacity are used for handling the par...

The authors acknowledge the financial support for this research made available by the Lean Aerospace Initiative at MIT sponsored jointly by the US Air Force and a consortium of aerospace companies. All facts, statements and conclusions expressed herein are solely those of the authors and do not in any way reflect those of the Lean Aerospace Initiative, the US Air Force, the sponsoring companies...

Purpose of Module : To explain what an Andon system is, and what are its. Audible warning to the Operations team that there is a abnormality within that area.Andon , , is a manufacturing term referring to a system to notify. Stack Lights commonly used in AndOn Lean Manufacturing Initiatives.engine team and explains how this culture affects the design of a lean. Production System TPS from which ...

Although the title includes both manufacturing and service operations, the main emphasis is on manufacturing system operations. The term “service system operations” is intended to refer mainly to functions that are supportive of manufacturing system operations. Manuscripts that focus on the integration of such functions with manufacturing system operations are particularly welcome. Manuscripts ...