Assessment of reconfiguration schemes for Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems based on resources and lead time
- Submitting institution
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The University of Warwick
- Unit of assessment
- 12 - Engineering
- Output identifier
- 10743
- Type
- D - Journal article
- DOI
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10.1016/j.rcim.2015.12.011
- Title of journal
- Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing
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- First page
- 30
- Volume
- 43
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- ISSN
- 0736-5845
- Open access status
- Out of scope for open access requirements
- Month of publication
- February
- Year of publication
- 2017
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- Supplementary information
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- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
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- COVID-19 affected output statement
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- Forensic science
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- Criminology
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- Interdisciplinary
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- Number of additional authors
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3
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- Proposed double-weighted
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- Reserve for an output with double weighting
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- Additional information
- Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems (RMS) are a key enabler for production of product variety on a single production line and/or development system for mass customisation; it is crucial for mass production of micro-electromechanical (MEMS) products. The developed methodology, which allows comparison and selection of RMS modularity in early development stages, was implemented by MA3-Solutions (part of Tegema) (Edwin Smulders, e.smulders@ma3solutions.com) for the assembly process of 3D measuring probes (MEMS product). Results led to (i) production of a product family with flexibility to add new products; (ii) reduced production system development time by 50%; and (iii) increased product variety capability by 25%.
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- Non-English
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- English abstract
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