RECONFIGURABLE PRODUCT ROUTING AND CONTROL FOR MASS CUSTOMISATION MANUFACTURING

Authors

  • A. J. Walker Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of KwaZulu-Natal
  • G. Bright Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of KwaZulu-Natal

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7166/21-2-58

Keywords:

Reconfigurable control of flexible manufacturing systems, make-to-order business models

Abstract

ENGLISH ABSTRACT:Reconfigurable control of flexible manufacturing systems can allow for the efficient and responsive production of customised product instances. This can aid in providing make-to-order business models for various small- to medium-sized enterprises in South Africa, and provide competitive advantage in a dynamic global marketplace. Reconfigurable control application requires an understanding of the modes of production variability in mass customisation manufacturing. Temporally uncorrelated workflow routings are considered as one of these production variability modes. In this light, this paper addresses the flexible material payload routing problem, and presents a mobile robot platform that has been developed to research and design reconfigurable routing systems.

AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING:Verstelbare beheer van aanpasbare vervaardigingstelsels kan die doeltreffende en reaktiewe produksie van doelgemaakte produkeksemplare toelaat. Hierdie beheer kan assisteer in die voorsiening van vervaardig-na-bestellingbesigheidsmodelle aan

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Published

2011-11-05

How to Cite

Walker, A. J., & Bright, G. (2011). RECONFIGURABLE PRODUCT ROUTING AND CONTROL FOR MASS CUSTOMISATION MANUFACTURING. The South African Journal of Industrial Engineering, 21(2). https://doi.org/10.7166/21-2-58

Issue

Vol. 21 No. 2 (2010)

Section

General Articles

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