TY - GEN
T1 - A Classification of the Barriers in the Implementation Process of Reconfigurability
AU - Maganha, Isabela
AU - Andersen, Ann-Louise
AU - Silva, Cristovao
AU - Ferreira, Luis Miguel
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - Implementing reconfigurability is essential to manufacturing companies that aim to make the transition from conventional to reconfigurable manufacturing systems (RMS). The novel technologies promoted by the industry 4.0 paradigm are key factors to make the implementation of reconfigurability possible. However, previous research highlights that there is a small number of studies that explore this idea of integrating reconfigurability and industry 4.0 technologies. In practice, companies recognize five core characteristics that enables reconfigurability: modularity, integrability, customisation, adaptability and diagnosability. This work conducts a literature review to identify the barriers in the process of implementing reconfigurability. After that, it classifies the barriers identified in three contexts: technology, organisation and environment. Finally, the paper discusses whether some of the industry 4.0 technologies can contribute to overcome these barriers. The findings show that technology and organisation barriers can be exceeded with the acquisition and use of some novel technologies promoted by the industry 4.0.
AB - Implementing reconfigurability is essential to manufacturing companies that aim to make the transition from conventional to reconfigurable manufacturing systems (RMS). The novel technologies promoted by the industry 4.0 paradigm are key factors to make the implementation of reconfigurability possible. However, previous research highlights that there is a small number of studies that explore this idea of integrating reconfigurability and industry 4.0 technologies. In practice, companies recognize five core characteristics that enables reconfigurability: modularity, integrability, customisation, adaptability and diagnosability. This work conducts a literature review to identify the barriers in the process of implementing reconfigurability. After that, it classifies the barriers identified in three contexts: technology, organisation and environment. Finally, the paper discusses whether some of the industry 4.0 technologies can contribute to overcome these barriers. The findings show that technology and organisation barriers can be exceeded with the acquisition and use of some novel technologies promoted by the industry 4.0.
KW - Barriers of implementation
KW - Industry 4.0 technologies
KW - Reconfigurability
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85119425105&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/978-3-030-90700-6_9
DO - 10.1007/978-3-030-90700-6_9
M3 - Article in proceeding
SN - 9783030906993
T3 - Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering
SP - 88
EP - 95
BT - Towards Sustainable Customization
A2 - Andersen, Ann-Louise
A2 - Andersen, Rasmus
A2 - Brunoe, Thomas Ditlev
A2 - Larsen, Maria Stoettrup Schioenning
A2 - Nielsen, Kjeld
A2 - Napoleone, Alessia
A2 - Kjeldgaard, Stefan
PB - Springer
T2 - 8th Changeable, Agile, Reconfigurable and Virtual Production Conference, CARV 2021 and 10th World Mass Customization and Personalization Conference, MCPC 2021
Y2 - 1 November 2021 through 2 November 2021
ER -