In this paper, we study disassembly sequencing flexibility that means the possibility of interchanging the order in which the required disassembly operations are performed. A mathematical model to design joint cellular disassembly systems is proposed, in which the trade-off of throughput time performances between the case of considering and the case of not considering disassembly sequencing fle...

In modern production systems it requires increasing the overall efficiency, which results in the optimization process steps. In this context, the arrangement of an industrial layout is a fundamental concept to the effectiveness of a system that must be considered in its design. An industrial environment can be designed with layouts of several types, according to the diversity of items, adopted ...

We present an approach of a distributed planning method to solve dynamically some typical tasks of a production planning system in a exible manufacturing system (FMS) at control level without using a xed central component during planning and execution of orders received by one or several production planning systems above the control level. To achieve this, a exible manufacturing system has been...

In past decade, new approaches to cell formation for cellular manufacturing systems was developed and applied. To be specific, Genetic Algorithm, Simulated Annealing, Ants colony systems, Particle Swarm Optimization, and Tabu search etc... are in this paradigm. When the implementation stage knocks the door, there is a great deal whether it can be applied in reality or not. Keeping this in mind,...

We exercised a cross comparison analysis on the linkage among computer-based information technologies utilized for production activities, perceived benefits of production information systems, and competitive performance of each plant, using the database for 164 manufacturing plants located in five industrialized nations from three industries (machinery, electrical & electronics and automobile),...

Supplier involvement is touted as enhancing a firm’s competitive edge, but its linkage with specific dimensions of manufacturing flexibility (e.g., volume flexibility) has not been established. This study investigates the relationship between supplier involvement, manufacturing flexibility, and business performance in the motherboard industry. Using data collected from 105 manufacturing firms, ...

Additive manufacturing (AM) offers unique production characteristics which among those, toollessness and production of complex geometries are potentially significant to operations efficiency. Previous research has illustrated the potential sufficiency of this technology to affect the supply chains‟ arrangements and enabling decentralized production configurations. While, one of the important ad...

The manufacturing strategy literature is reviewed and it is found to centre on content and process models. However, a number of other issues are present in the literature whose relationship to the central process and content models is less clear. These include the trade-off, focus, flexibility, and generic manufacturing strategies. It is noted that the manufacturing strategy literature does not...

The research results presented in this paper are related to the specification of a method and models that tackle the problem of manufacturing processes selection and the integration, as soon as possible, of their constraints in the product modelling (i.e. information synthesis). This method is based on a skin and skeleton design/manufacturing interface model that ensures connection between desi...