TY - JOUR
T1 - Towards human-centric reconfigurable manufacturing systems
T2 - Literature review of reconfigurability enablers for reduced reconfiguration effort and classification frameworks
AU - Napoleone, Alessia
AU - Andersen, Ann-Louise
AU - Brunø, Thomas Ditlev
AU - Nielsen, Kjeld
PY - 2023/4
Y1 - 2023/4
N2 - The unpredictable market scenario in the manufacturing industry demands the adoption of reconfigurability enablers. These enablers reduce the reconfiguration effort throughout the system life cycle and allow frequent reconfigurations of the manufacturing system. Despite the relevance of the subject, examples and concepts of reconfigurability enablers are fragmented in literature. Therefore, this study systematically reviews literature in order to: (i) outline the state of the art on reconfigurability enablers in automated, mixed and manual systems; and, (ii) provides classification frameworks for reconfigurability enablers for manufacturing systems, machines, robots, material handling systems, and operators. Additionally, new reconfigurability enablers related to Industry 4.0 are outlined, which connect systems and human resources with different roles and facilitate responsive adaptation of humans to changes. Directions for future research include extending the theory on reconfigurable manufacturing with fundamentals of human-centric automation and operationalising the proposed classification framework.
AB - The unpredictable market scenario in the manufacturing industry demands the adoption of reconfigurability enablers. These enablers reduce the reconfiguration effort throughout the system life cycle and allow frequent reconfigurations of the manufacturing system. Despite the relevance of the subject, examples and concepts of reconfigurability enablers are fragmented in literature. Therefore, this study systematically reviews literature in order to: (i) outline the state of the art on reconfigurability enablers in automated, mixed and manual systems; and, (ii) provides classification frameworks for reconfigurability enablers for manufacturing systems, machines, robots, material handling systems, and operators. Additionally, new reconfigurability enablers related to Industry 4.0 are outlined, which connect systems and human resources with different roles and facilitate responsive adaptation of humans to changes. Directions for future research include extending the theory on reconfigurable manufacturing with fundamentals of human-centric automation and operationalising the proposed classification framework.
KW - Changeable manufacturing
KW - Cyber-physical system
KW - Industry 4.0
KW - Operator 4.0
KW - Reconfigurable manufacturing system
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85146050801&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.jmsy.2022.12.014
DO - 10.1016/j.jmsy.2022.12.014
M3 - Journal article
SN - 0278-6125
VL - 67
SP - 23
EP - 34
JO - Journal of Manufacturing Systems
JF - Journal of Manufacturing Systems
ER -