Product variety has increased dramatically as manufacturers compete for market shares.
While higher variety of products may satisfy a broader range of customers, it also introduces …

This chapter focuses on supply risk management in decentralized networks where self‐
interested firms are interacting. It illustrates several types of risk. The chapter discusses the …

A complexity measure for assembly supply chains has been proposed based on Shannon's
information entropy. This paper extends the definition of such a measure by incorporating …

Distributed maximum power point tracking (DMPPT) is one of the most promising solutions
to overcome the drawbacks associated with mismatching phenomena in photovoltaic (PV) …

The turbulent flow inside a low-speed centrifugal compressor at design condition is
investigated using large-eddy simulation (LES) comprising of up to 26× 10 6 computational …

To compete in the market, manufacturers often need to offer multiple product variants to
different customers. Given such a challenge of product variety to supply chain, the …

Many manufacturing and assembly challenges emerged due to the increased demand for
products variety. Increased product variety caused by product evolution, customization and …

The number of product varieties offered by manufacturers has increased drastically as a
result of the paradigm change from mass production to mass customization. High product …

Individual parts handling and assembly attributes are used to develop the relationship
between part assembly complexity and its related assembly equipment complexity. First, a …