In this paper a conception of using Lean Manufacturing methodology in disassembly and reassembly processes (Remanufacturing) is presented. Nine scenarios of material and information flows in Remanufacturing processes were developed in order to cover most of possible real situations.

In order to progress in the present-day complex and unpredictable environment, the company must feature abilities of quick response and favorably reposition itself on the market. Acquisition and preservation of this capacity is the most difficult step for companies as it involves many endogenous and exogenous factors and the process is continuous, dynamic and hardly predictable. In this context...

In many manufacturing processes, some key process parameters have very strong relationship with the normal or various faulty products of finished products. The abnormal changes of these process parameters could result in various categories of faulty products. In this paper, a data mining model is developed for on-line intelligent monitoring and diagnosis of the manufacturing processes. In the p...

September/Octob ize a dipole flow source (Dagamesh et al., 2013). In Abdulsadda and Tan (2013), it is shown that dipole detection and localization can also be performed using ionic polymer-metal composite (IPMC) sensors. Researchers have used microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) pressure sensors manufactured with a liquid crystal polymer (LCP) membrane in attempts to sense flow rate and direct...

Analyzing the vortex-induced vibration of a slender marine structure withlength to diameter ratio up to 200 is the objective of this study. This slender is free to move in both in-line and cross flow directions and immersed completely in water. Three different types of shear currents pass on it and cause to vibrate slender in different forms. Nowadays, these vibrations are very important for de...

This paper presents a planning system for Lean Manufacturing and is applicable to a variety of manual and automated manufacturing operations. By defining a standard set of Lean Manufacturing metrics, our research sets up a framework for performance measurement and benchmarking. A financial Cost of Waste measure is developed from data on current performance levels, and the planning framework dev...

The application of Simulation to manufacturing has contributed to a generation of tools that is focused on specific problem solving related to automation, planning, material flow, supply chain, logistics,etc. Nowadays, manufacturing has evolved and its needs have changed. After an analysis of the current manufacturing simulation tools, we propose an approach based on Multiagent Systems theory, ...

Manufacturing and logistics are globally facing transformational changes. The introduction of new technologies and the advances in equipment and intelligence capability are having profound effects on production and logistics in practice. New solutions for manufacturing and logistics are evolving to respond to various needs. In particular, production and services are transformed from vertically ...

Lean manufacturing is a systematic approach to identifying and eliminating wastes (non-value added activities) through continuous improvement by conveying the product at the pull of the customer in pursuit of production. In a more basic term, more value with less work. Since lean manufacturing eliminates many of the problems associated with poor production scheduling and line balancing, lean ma...