TY - CHAP
T1 - A Tool for Assessing Reconfigurability of Distributed Manufacturing Systems
AU - Farid, Amro M.
AU - McFarlane, Duncan C.
PY - 2006
Y1 - 2006
N2 - In recent years, a large number of approaches to developing distributed manufacturing systems have been proposed. One of the principles reasons for these development has been to enhance the reconfigurability of a manufacturing operation; allowing it to readily adapt to changes over time. However, there has only been a limited assessment of the resulting reconfigurability properties and hence it remains inconclusive as to whether a distributed manufacturing system design approach does in fact improve reconfigurability. This chapter represents part of a study that investigates this issue. It proposes an assessment tool-the so called "Design Structure Matrix" as a means of assessing the modularity of elements in a manufacturing system. (Modularity has been shown to be a key characteristic of a reconfigurable manufacturing system.) The use of the Design Structure Matrix is illustrated in assessing a robot assembly cell designed on distributed manufacturing system principles. © 2006
AB - In recent years, a large number of approaches to developing distributed manufacturing systems have been proposed. One of the principles reasons for these development has been to enhance the reconfigurability of a manufacturing operation; allowing it to readily adapt to changes over time. However, there has only been a limited assessment of the resulting reconfigurability properties and hence it remains inconclusive as to whether a distributed manufacturing system design approach does in fact improve reconfigurability. This chapter represents part of a study that investigates this issue. It proposes an assessment tool-the so called "Design Structure Matrix" as a means of assessing the modularity of elements in a manufacturing system. (Modularity has been shown to be a key characteristic of a reconfigurable manufacturing system.) The use of the Design Structure Matrix is illustrated in assessing a robot assembly cell designed on distributed manufacturing system principles. © 2006
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U2 - 10.1016/B978-008044654-7/50216-8
DO - 10.1016/B978-008044654-7/50216-8
M3 - Chapter
AN - SCOPUS:77957885383
SN - 9780080446547
SP - 499
EP - 504
BT - Information Control Problems in Manufacturing 2006
ER -