This paper provides a fundamental research review of Reconfigurable Manufacturing
Systems (RMS), which uniquely explores the state-of-the-art in distributed and decentralized …

The current manufacturing environment aims at getting an increasing variety of customised,
high-quality products in flexible batches. The dynamic market demand, the short product …

To better understand future needs in manufacturing and their enabling technologies, a
survey of experts in manufacturing has been conducted. The survey instrument (ie …

Manufacturing companies in the 21st Century will face unpredictable, high-frequency market
changes driven by global competition. To stay competitive, these companies must possess …

Throughout history it has been proved that tendencies in the manufacturing floor are a
reflection of the changes in the customer's demands. Today, markets increasingly require …

Reconfigurable manufacturing has been widely labelled the manufacturing paradigm of the
future, due to its ability to rapidly and cost-efficiently respond to changing market conditions …

Reconfigurable manufacturing system (RMS) has emerged as a cost effective mechanism
that helps the manufacturing organizations to stay competitive in a global scenario where …

This paper summarizes our survey on the development of reconfigurable machines (RMs).
The goals of this survey were to (i) clarify the needs and drivers to develop the RMs,(ii) …

Presented in this article is a review of manufacturing techniques and introduction of
reconfigurable manufacturing systems; a new paradigm in manufacturing which is designed …

A recent trend in research on reconfigurable manufacturing systems is the development of
reconfigurable machine tools (RMTs). A RMT can be used as a group of machines through …