Center for Advanced Manufacturing and Lean Systems: Recent submissions
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Value stream mapping along the product development process
(Proceedings of the 24th International Conference on Flexible Automation & Intelligent Manufacturing, 2014)Today's business conditions are characterized by increased competition. Therefore enterprises have to cope with shorter product life cycles, higher product complexity and more product variants. The reaction of many enterprises ... -
Supplier discovery and assessment based on ontology models for mold manufacturers in Korea
(Proceedings of the 24th International Conference on Flexible Automation & Intelligent Manufacturing, 2014)Recently, mold manufacturing companies in Korea try to reinforce their competitiveness and find collaboration partners from overseas. In order to find their collaboration partners, companies participate in various kinds ... -
Creating a flexible data management environment in CAD/CAE/CAM for product lifecycle management
(Proceedings of the 24th International Conference on Flexible Automation & Intelligent Manufacturing, 2014)Most commercial CAD/CAE/CAM software programs offer Product Data Management and Product Lifecycle Management functionality that incorporates 3D design/graphics, engineering drawings, digital archiving and revision control, ... -
Evaluation framework for crowdsourced design concept management
(Proceedings of the 24th International Conference on Flexible Automation & Intelligent Manufacturing, 2014)Crowdsourced design concepts are reported to be more creative than internal ideas and the cost of idea sourcing from the crowds is less expensive than from the conventional sources. However, the crowdsourced design has not ... -
Harmonized decision modeling process for smart grid component allocation
(Proceedings of the 24th International Conference on Flexible Automation & Intelligent Manufacturing, 2014)This article presents a harmonized decision modeling framework for smart grid component allocation. The harmonized decision modeling process is intended to realize a decision support system for the smart grid system analysis. ... -
A constructive cooperative coevolutionary algorithm applied to press line optimisation
(Proceedings of the 24th International Conference on Flexible Automation & Intelligent Manufacturing, 2014)Simulation-based optimisation often considers computationally expensive problems. Successfully optimising such large scale and complex problems within a practical timeframe is a challenging task. Optimisation techniques ... -
Resolving waiting time issue in healthcare: A simulation modelling approach
(Proceedings of the 24th International Conference on Flexible Automation & Intelligent Manufacturing, 2014)Healthcare Services across the globe are going through a very challenging phase under the current economic uncertainty. Among many other public services which are under the financial scrutiny healthcare services is the ... -
An integrated Web-based scheduling and quality decision support system (SQDSS)
(Proceedings of the 24th International Conference on Flexible Automation & Intelligent Manufacturing, 2014)Decision Support Systems (DSS) have evolved from being considered as a competitive edge to a survival strategy. In different echelons of a value chain, when DSS is combined with lean tools it drives out not only the non-value ... -
On a paired-t confidence interval based ranking and selection method
(Proceedings of the 24th International Conference on Flexible Automation & Intelligent Manufacturing, 2014)Simulation optimization is a widely used methodology for complex stochastic system design. Though the simulation provides a flexible tool for model building, the optimization process could be very challenging due to the ... -
Chances of the application of multi-domain simulation tools in the field of train system engineering
(Proceedings of the 24th International Conference on Flexible Automation & Intelligent Manufacturing, 2014)Complex mechatronic systems, such as modern trains, demand interdisciplinary software tools in order to test systems as a whole and predict operational behavior. Caused by the intention of cost savings and pushing the ... -
Hardware in the loop simulation-based training for automated manufacturing systems operators
(Proceedings of the 24th International Conference on Flexible Automation & Intelligent Manufacturing, 2014)Simulation-Based-Training (SBT) allows to train the operators of complex machinery within a safe virtual environment by means of effective lifelike learning experiences. SBT has been efficiently used in medical, aerospace ... -
A Bayesian network based decision support system
(Proceedings of the 24th International Conference on Flexible Automation & Intelligent Manufacturing, 2014)In this highly dynamic environment, data and information are rapidly changing in time. For a decision support system, to capture continuum data and then to extract knowledge from data is in high demand. Our research work ... -
Classification of reconfiguration resources and lead time for reconfigurable manufacturing systems
(Proceedings of the 24th International Conference on Flexible Automation & Intelligent Manufacturing, 2014)Manufacturing technology can improve the turnover of a company if it enables fast market introduction for volume production. Reconfigurable equipment is developed to meet the growing demand for more agile production. Modular ... -
Comparative analysis between small displacement torsor and model of indeterminate applied on generated solution of reconfigurable manufacturing system
(Proceedings of the 24th International Conference on Flexible Automation & Intelligent Manufacturing, 2014)Reconfigurable manufacturing system (RMS) is the recent addition in the field of manufacturing system. Different approaches deal with the generation of design solutions of RMS. Keeping in view quality as a key performance ... -
Evaluating the role of product design and process time variability in determining a configuration of disassembly stations
(Proceedings of the 24th International Conference on Flexible Automation & Intelligent Manufacturing, 2014)The depletion of natural resources has necessitated a better management of resources. One of the methods in this regard has been the reuse of materials and parts from products at the end of their life cycles, which requires ... -
A performance estimation framework for complex manufacturing systems
(Proceedings of the 24th International Conference on Flexible Automation & Intelligent Manufacturing, 2014)To cope with today market challenges and guarantee adequate competitive performances, companies have been decreasing their products life cycles, as well as increasing the number of product varieties and respective services ... -
Application of design elements for an engineering community in a multi-sector engineering company
(Proceedings of the 24th International Conference on Flexible Automation & Intelligent Manufacturing, 2014)The efficient and effective engineering of industrial plants has a high impact on the success of numerous companies. Core of engineering activities is to accurately cover the requirements of the customer and design and ... -
A modular flexible scalable and reconfigurable system for manufacturing of microsystems based on additive manufacturing and e-printing
(Proceedings of the 24th International Conference on Flexible Automation & Intelligent Manufacturing, 2014)Generative manufacturing technologies are gaining more and more of importance as key enabling technologies in future manufacturing, especially when a flexible scalable manufacturing of small medium series of customized ... -
Advantages of using hybrid manufacturing platforms to realize decentralized manufacture
(Proceedings of the 24th International Conference on Flexible Automation & Intelligent Manufacturing, 2014)Manufacturing has traditionally been the domain of centralised factories, set-up and optimised to make a sole product or product-range. Whilst the in-house efficacy of such systems has been greatly improved due to lean ... -
Hierarchical management of a heterarchical manufacturing grid
(Proceedings of the 24th International Conference on Flexible Automation & Intelligent Manufacturing, 2014)Automated manufacturing systems are traditionally hierarchically controlled by a centralized control system. This makes the system deterministic and therefore easier to be optimized for efficient manufacturing of a large ...