Reconfigurable manufacturing systems: Literature review and research trend

M Bortolini, FG Galizia, C Mora - Journal of manufacturing systems, 2018 - Elsevier
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 …

Reconfigurable manufacturing systems: Principles, design, and future trends

Y Koren, X Gu, W Guo - Frontiers of Mechanical Engineering, 2018 - Springer
Reconfigurable manufacturing systems (RMSs), which possess the advantages of both
dedicated serial lines and flexible manufacturing systems, were introduced in the mid-1990s …

[HTML][HTML] A framework for manufacturing system reconfiguration and optimisation utilising digital twins and modular artificial intelligence

F Mo, HU Rehman, FM Monetti, JC Chaplin… - Robotics and Computer …, 2023 - Elsevier
Digital twins and artificial intelligence have shown promise for improving the robustness,
responsiveness, and productivity of industrial systems. However, traditional digital twin …

Explaining the impact of reconfigurable manufacturing systems on environmental performance: The role of top management and organizational culture

R Dubey, A Gunasekaran, P Helo… - Journal of cleaner …, 2017 - Elsevier
This study develops a theoretical model that links reconfigurable manufacturing systems
with top management beliefs, participation, and environmental performance, drawing on …

Value creation through design for scalability of reconfigurable manufacturing systems

Y Koren, W Wang, X Gu - International Journal of Production …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Rapid and cost-effective scalability of the throughput of manufacturing systems is an
invaluable feature for the management of manufacturing enterprises. System design for …

Towards a generic design method for reconfigurable manufacturing systems: Analysis and synthesis of current design methods and evaluation of supportive tools

AL Andersen, TD Brunoe, K Nielsen, C Rösiö - Journal of manufacturing …, 2017 - Elsevier
In today's global manufacturing environment, changes are inevitable and something that
every manufacturer must respond to and take advantage of, whether it is in regards to …

Modularity assessment in reconfigurable manufacturing system (RMS) design: an Archived Multi-Objective Simulated Annealing-based approach

H Haddou Benderbal, M Dahane… - The International Journal of …, 2018 - Springer
Enhancing productivity, reducing inaccuracy and avoiding time waste at changeover are
considered major drivers in manufacturing system design. One of the emerging paradigms …

Reconfigurable manufacturing system: a systematic bibliometric analysis and future research agenda

R Pansare, G Yadav, MR Nagare - Journal of Manufacturing …, 2022 - emerald.com
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to conduct a systematic bibliometric analysis of
reconfigurable manufacturing system (RMS) articles using VOSviewer to identify their …

Reconfiguration schemes evaluation based on preference ranking of key characteristics of reconfigurable manufacturing systems

GX Wang, SH Huang, Y Yan, JJ Du - The International Journal of …, 2017 - Springer
To address the problem of how to build quantitative evaluation index models that reflect the
essential characteristics of reconfigurable manufacturing system (RMS) and rank alternative …

Optimal cost design of flow lines with reconfigurable machines for batch production

O Battaïa, A Dolgui, N Guschinsky - International Journal of …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Modular reconfigurable machines offer the possibility to efficiently produce a family of
different parts. This paper formalises a cost optimisation problem for flow lines equipped with …