Changeability and reconfigurability are some of the most important sources of
competitiveness in today's manufacturing industry. However, the development and …

The demand for individual products is growing constantly and takes mass customization to
its limits, thus initiating the mass personalization paradigm (MPP). MPP pursues products …

To improve the convertibility of reconfigurable manufacturing system (RMS), the concept of
delayed reconfigurable manufacturing system (D-RMS) was proposed. RMS and D-RMS are …

Product platforms have been used as a strategy for manufacturing companies to stay
competitive and have provided a means that fulfils the need of agile and demand driven …

Disruptions in supply chains, changing customer requirement, and fluctuating volume
demands create a production situation where companies need to have the ability to …

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the economic sustainability implications of
reconfigurable modularization and changeability in semi-automatic assembly systems using …

Product platform design and development is an arduous process that involves multiple
stakeholders both inside and outside of a company. However, owing to its benefits, product …

Nowadays, it is observed that native digital students demand the use of innovative learning
methods, as well as the use of specialized technological equipment that can positively …

Modular system architectures in both product and manufacturing domains are of high
interest in both academia and industry, as having modular product platforms and …