Reconfigurable Manufacturing: A Classification of Elements Enabling Convertibility and Scalability

Alessia Napoleone; Ann-Louise Andersen; Alessandro Pozzetti; Marco Macchi

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Reconfigurable Manufacturing: A Classification of Elements Enabling Convertibility and Scalability

Alessia Napoleone, Ann-Louise Andersen, Alessandro Pozzetti, Marco Macchi

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Abstract

Reconfigurable manufacturing, providing capacity and functionality on demand, is an ever more important factor of competitiveness in volatile, unpredictable, and rapidly changing markets. In this regard, scalability and convertibility are considered particularly relevant characteristics, as they directly reduce reconfiguration effort and enhance system responsiveness. However, in previous research, scalability and convertibility have predominately been addressed conceptually on a high level of abstraction with only limited consideration of how specific manufacturing elements can enhance and realize them. Therefore, the objective of this paper is first to identify and classify elements enabling scalability and convertibility in order to bring reconfigurability-related concepts closer to the world of practitioners. Moreover, as a result, the paper concretizes scalability and convertibility and provides a foundation for future empirical research on reconfigurability.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Advances in Production Management Systems. Production Management for the Factory of the Future : IFIP WG 5.7 International Conference, APMS 2019, Austin, TX, USA, September 1–5, 2019, Proceedings, Part I
Editors	Farhad Ameri, Kathryn E. Stecke, Gregor von Cieminski, Dimitris Kiritsis
Number of pages	8
Publisher	Springer
Publication date	24 Aug 2019
Pages	349-356
ISBN (Print)	978-3-030-29999-6
ISBN (Electronic)	978-3-030-30000-5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-30000-5_44
Publication status	Published - 24 Aug 2019
Event	IFIP WG 5.7 International Conference, APMS 2019 - Austin, United States Duration: 1 Sept 2019 → 5 Sept 2019

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Conference	IFIP WG 5.7 International Conference, APMS 2019
Country/Territory	United States
City	Austin
Period	01/09/2019 → 05/09/2019

Series	I F I P Advances in Information and Communication Technology
Volume	566
ISSN	1571-5736

Keywords

Changeable manufacturing
Convertibility
Reconfigurability
Reconfigurable manufacturing
Scalability

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Napoleone, A., Andersen, A.-L., Pozzetti, A., & Macchi, M. (2019). Reconfigurable Manufacturing: A Classification of Elements Enabling Convertibility and Scalability. In F. Ameri, K. E. Stecke, G. von Cieminski, & D. Kiritsis (Eds.), Advances in Production Management Systems. Production Management for the Factory of the Future: IFIP WG 5.7 International Conference, APMS 2019, Austin, TX, USA, September 1–5, 2019, Proceedings, Part I (pp. 349-356). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-30000-5_44

Napoleone, Alessia ; Andersen, Ann-Louise ; Pozzetti, Alessandro et al. / Reconfigurable Manufacturing : A Classification of Elements Enabling Convertibility and Scalability. Advances in Production Management Systems. Production Management for the Factory of the Future: IFIP WG 5.7 International Conference, APMS 2019, Austin, TX, USA, September 1–5, 2019, Proceedings, Part I. editor / Farhad Ameri ; Kathryn E. Stecke ; Gregor von Cieminski ; Dimitris Kiritsis. Springer, 2019. pp. 349-356 (I F I P Advances in Information and Communication Technology, Vol. 566).

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Napoleone, A, Andersen, A-L, Pozzetti, A & Macchi, M 2019, Reconfigurable Manufacturing: A Classification of Elements Enabling Convertibility and Scalability. in F Ameri, KE Stecke, G von Cieminski & D Kiritsis (eds), Advances in Production Management Systems. Production Management for the Factory of the Future: IFIP WG 5.7 International Conference, APMS 2019, Austin, TX, USA, September 1–5, 2019, Proceedings, Part I. Springer, I F I P Advances in Information and Communication Technology, vol. 566, pp. 349-356, IFIP WG 5.7 International Conference, APMS 2019, Austin, Texas, United States, 01/09/2019. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-30000-5_44

Reconfigurable Manufacturing: A Classification of Elements Enabling Convertibility and Scalability. / Napoleone, Alessia; Andersen, Ann-Louise; Pozzetti, Alessandro et al.
Advances in Production Management Systems. Production Management for the Factory of the Future: IFIP WG 5.7 International Conference, APMS 2019, Austin, TX, USA, September 1–5, 2019, Proceedings, Part I. ed. / Farhad Ameri; Kathryn E. Stecke; Gregor von Cieminski; Dimitris Kiritsis. Springer, 2019. p. 349-356 (I F I P Advances in Information and Communication Technology, Vol. 566).

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Napoleone A, Andersen AL, Pozzetti A, Macchi M. Reconfigurable Manufacturing: A Classification of Elements Enabling Convertibility and Scalability. In Ameri F, Stecke KE, von Cieminski G, Kiritsis D, editors, Advances in Production Management Systems. Production Management for the Factory of the Future: IFIP WG 5.7 International Conference, APMS 2019, Austin, TX, USA, September 1–5, 2019, Proceedings, Part I. Springer. 2019. p. 349-356. (I F I P Advances in Information and Communication Technology, Vol. 566). doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-30000-5_44

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