Multi-stage assembly systems where the demand for components depends on the market-
driven demand for end products, are commonly encountered in practice. Production …

Throughput is an important parameter to evaluate production system performance. It is
typically constrained by one or more resources referred to as 'throughput bottlenecks'. To …

Smart manufacturing is reshaping the manufacturing industry by boosting the integration of
information and communication technologies and manufacturing process. As a result …

With the advancement in global market integration, manufacturing enterprises face
increasingly fierce competition, making the development of intelligent manufacturing …

Production (throughput) bottlenecks are the critical stations defining and constraining the
overall productivity of a system. Effective and timely identification of bottlenecks provide …

Featured Application Work standardization supported by other basic industrial engineering
methods, such as the study of time and motions can be applied in the manufacturing industry …

Poor workstation designs represent a risk factor for operators in assembly production lines.
Anthropometric design of workstations facilitates the sustainable development of the …

Nowadays, industrial companies are constantly improving their processes and increasing
their efficiency in order to achieve higher profits. One of the most common measures of …

Bottleneck detection in manufacturing is the key to improving production efficiency and
stability in order to improve capacity. Yet, common bottleneck detection methods in industry …

Predicting throughput bottlenecks has received an increasing research attention in the
recent years. Several statistical and machine learning models have been developed, with …