Decision support for design of reconfigurable rotary machining systems for family part production. Issue 5 (4th March 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Battaïa, Olga; Dolgui, Alexandre; Guschinsky, Nikolai
• Is Part Of: International journal of production research. Volume 55:Issue 5(2017)
• Page Start: 1368
• Page End: 1385
• Publication Date: 2017-03-04
• Subjects: reconfigurable machining systems -- production system design -- family part production -- rotary machine -- combinatorial design -- combinatorial optimisation; Factory management -- Periodicals; 658.57
• DOI: 10.1080/00207543.2016.1213451
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0020-7543

Abstract

Abstract : To remain competitive in currently unpredictable markets, the enterprises must adapt their manufacturing systems to frequent market changes and high product variety. Reconfigurable manufacturing systems (RMSs) promise to offer a rapid and cost-effective response to production fluctuations under the condition that their configuration is attentively studied and optimised. This paper presents a decision support tool for designing reconfigurable machining systems to be used for family part production. The objective is to elaborate a cost-effective solution for production of several part families. This design issue is modelled as a combinatorial optimisation problem. An illustrative example and computational experiments are discussed to reveal the application of the proposed methodology. Insight gained would be useful to the decision-makers managing the configuration of manufacturing systems for diversified products.