scholarly journals Methods and Procedures Applied to Design of Production Processes and Systems

TEM Journal ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 1435-1442
Author(s):  
Naqib Daneshjo ◽  
Vladimír Rudy ◽  
Peter Drábik ◽  
Peter Malega
Keyword(s):  
Production Systems ◽  
Production Processes ◽  
General Support ◽  
Innovative Culture ◽  
A Company ◽  
Successful Production

This paper is oriented to the production systems of a company that have to show increased flexibility and a permanent ability in dealing with dynamic requirements of the market and with respect to the products, their functions and variants. Innovative processes and a general support of innovative culture are the key to development and they are an important prosperity tool. They are accompanied by activities that lead to successful production and use of technical novelties and knowledge.

scholarly journals Computer integration of cardboard production

2004 ◽  
Vol 58 (5) ◽  
pp. 221-227
Author(s):  
Ljubomir Lukic ◽  
Zoran Andjelkovic ◽  
Suzana Stamatovic
Keyword(s):  
Paper Industry ◽  
Industrial Applications ◽  
Computer Integrated Manufacturing ◽  
Computer Integration ◽  
Business Partners ◽  
Business System ◽  
Production Processes ◽  
Packaging Industry ◽  
A Company ◽  
Complete Concept

A company for the development of software for industrial applications "PBS" Belgrade has designed a modern information system for monitoring and controlling production in the paper industry, which is completely integrated with the technological equipment and production processes. The paper presents the complete concept of the system, from electronic communication with business partners over computer support to all the production processes in the factory, to the delivery of the products to the customers. Realized as a CIM (Computer Integrated Manufacturing) system, it enables management to have a complete overview of the condition of all the production and business activities, and ensures momentary and complete reliable information about all the parameters of the business system. Although the system was developed for the needs of the cardboard factory "Umka", with particular modifications, it could also be used in other factories of the paper and cardboard packaging industry.

The Implementation of Industry 4.0 by Using Industrial and Service Robots in the Production Processes

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-30 ◽  
Author(s):  
Isak Karabegović ◽  
Edina Karabegović ◽  
Mehmed Mahmic ◽  
Ermin Husak
Keyword(s):  
Radio Frequency Identification ◽  
Industry 4.0 ◽  
Production Systems ◽  
Service Robots ◽  
Production Processes ◽  
New Business ◽  
3D Printers ◽  
Frequency Identification ◽  
Smart Factories ◽  
The Internet Of Things

From the very knowledge of Industry 4.0, its implementation is carried out in all segments of society, but we still do not fully understand the breadth and speed of its implementation. We are currently witnessing major changes in all industries, so new business methods are emerging. There is a transformation of production systems, a new form of consumption, delivery, and transportation, all thanks to the implementation of new technological discoveries that cover robotics and automation, the internet of things (IoT), 3D printers, smart sensors, radio frequency identification (RFID), etc. Robotic technology is one of the most important technologies in Industry 4.0, so that the robot application in the automation of production processes with the support of information technology brings us to smart automation (i.e., smart factories). The changes are so deep that, from the perspective of human history, there has never been a time of greater promise or potential danger.

Assessment of Production Capacity and Ability of Rapid Response to Changing Customer Expectations

2015 ◽  
Vol 809-810 ◽  
pp. 1378-1383
Author(s):  
Iwona Paprocka ◽  
Sonia Cyba
Keyword(s):  
Production Systems ◽  
Production Capacity ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Rapid Response ◽  
Interarrival Time ◽  
Company Size ◽  
Customer Expectations ◽  
New Concepts ◽  
A Company ◽  
Operating Company

Companies must respond quickly to customer needs and ensure the desired quality and low price in order to remain competitive in a market. It becomes necessary to create new concepts of production systems that meet all requirements imposed by consumers. The increase of reliability of machines and equipment, staff competence and forecasting a size and subject of demand increase the ability to react quickly to changes in the business environment. Therefore, the objective of this paper is to estimate the agility characteristics of a company (size of demand, interarrival time of orders and reliability of machines) and to verify its production capacity and rapid response capabilities. The characteristics are estimated for three variants of the production system: self-operating company, companies operating in cooperation, company buying additional machine.

scholarly journals A New Mindset for Circular Economy Strategies: Case Studies of Circularity in the Use of Water

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (22) ◽  
pp. 9781
Author(s):  
Elisabeth Viles ◽  
Javier Santos ◽  
Tamara Fernández Arévalo ◽  
Martín Tanco ◽  
Florencia Kalemkerian
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Resource Use ◽  
Circular Economy ◽  
Production Management ◽  
Production Systems ◽  
Traditional Approach ◽  
Use Of Resources ◽  
Production Processes ◽  
New Strategy ◽  
Holistic Vision

In a circular economy (CE) environment, it is important to make good and efficient use of resources and consider that the waste generated in production processes can be a valuable resource. However, the tools and methodologies conventionally used to analyze and evaluate production systems are based on techniques focused on linear production management models, where the primary purpose is to reduce the treatment and management of waste as much as possible and where productive and environmental efficiency are not evaluated simultaneously. Changing the paradigm from a linear to a circular economy requires that a new strategy for production systems be defined, one that makes production processes simultaneously circular and efficient (in terms of quality and productivity). In this context, a holistic vision is needed when implementing CE strategies. Therefore, the main aim of this paper is to provide evidence, through two real case studies in the use of water, that the management of this resource without considering systemic thinking may not be the most circular solution. Main results showed that improvements based on the traditional approach of reducing resource use cannot provide the best results if they are supported only by current process consumption without considering the circularity of resources.

Cognitive Control Technology for a Self-Optimizing Robot Based Assembly Cell

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christian Brecher ◽  
Tobias Kempf ◽  
Werner Herfs
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Control ◽  
Production Systems ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Labor Costs ◽  
Automated Production ◽  
Production Processes ◽  
Assembly Cell ◽  
The Face ◽  
Planning Orientation ◽  
Automation Technology

In the face of global competition there is a great danger for countries with high labor costs (e.g. Germany) to lose more and more production plants to low-wage countries. Almost inevitably there will be a relocation of after-sales services as well as of research and development. Eventually this will cause a significant decline of wealth. For this reason especially high-wage countries are always striving for higher productivity of production processes. On the other hand the products have to be of high-end quality to ensure an advantage in the market. Thus there is an obvious dilemma between planning-orientation and value-orientation which has to be resolved. This could possibly be obtained by shifting planning efforts to the runtime system and at the same time enabling the system to adapt to changing requests and circumstances. In order to get there, automation technology is definitely playing a key role in present-day highly automated production processes. Unfortunately classical automation technology has not been supporting this kind of self-organizing, self-controlling and self-optimizing behavior. This paper introduces an approach to make production systems more “intelligent” based on the idea of a cognitive control architecture. At first the motivation and the research vision are introduced followed by an outline of the research approach. As a concrete example of an application a robot based assembly cell is described. The methods used and insights gained so far are presented in the second part, followed by an outlook towards future activities.

Absorptive capacity and technology: influences on innovative firms

2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 250-265
Author(s):  
Angel Martinez-Sanchez ◽  
Manuela Perez-Perez ◽  
Silvia Vicente-Oliva
Keyword(s):  
Production Technology ◽  
Absorptive Capacity ◽  
Production Systems ◽  
Innovation Performance ◽  
Flexible Production ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Technology And Innovation ◽  
Production Processes ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Agile Production

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyze the relationship between agile production (flexible production technology) and absorptive capacity. Design/methodology/approach We use a database of 1,864 Spanish industrial firms from the Survey of Business Strategies (the largest Spanish database of its kind). Our theoretical approach is based on the resource-based view and the dynamic capabilities perspective. The methodology includes descriptive statistics analysis and lineal regression with moderator effect. Findings High-agile firms with greater absorptive capacity are more innovative and better performers than low-agile firms. Absorptive capacity moderates the relationship between flexible production technology and innovation performance. Research limitations/implications This is a cross-sectional study, which may limit the establishment of causal relationships. We give evidence to the importance of studying absorptive capacity in the agile production implementation process. Practical implications There are several managerial implications. First, agile production systems should be integrated into the firm’s innovation system because the continuous improvement of agile production has to be reinforced by the outputs of external knowledge and in-house innovation activities. Second firms that use external sources of knowledge to improve production processes could leverage that benefit better, not only in Operations but also in innovation performance. The adoption of flexible production technology cannot be kept apart from the firm´s organizational learning processes based on external knowledge. Our results also support the contribution of clusters of collaborative firms to improve their production processes throughout absorptive capacity and thus the implementation of agile production systems. Originality/value This is the first study, to the best of our knowledge, has involved the role of absorptive capacity, as an internal capability/competence, to influence the relationship between agility/flexible technology and innovation performance.

scholarly journals Energy Efficiency in Industry 4.0: The Case of Batch Production Processes

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (16) ◽  
pp. 6631 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giancarlo Nota ◽  
Francesco David Nota ◽  
Domenico Peluso ◽  
Alonso Toro Lazo
Keyword(s):  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Industry 4.0 ◽  
Production Systems ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Batch Processes ◽  
Energy Losses ◽  
Manufacturing Processes ◽  
Batch Production ◽  
Production Processes ◽  
Cyber Physical Production Systems

We derived a promising approach to reducing the energy consumption necessary in manufacturing processes from the combination of management methodologies and Industry 4.0 technologies. Based on a literature review and experts’ opinions, this work contributes to the efficient use of energy in batch production processes combining the analysis of the overall equipment effectiveness with the study of variables managed by cyber-physical production systems. Starting from the analysis of loss cause identification, we propose a method that obtains quantitative data about energy losses during the execution of batch processes. The contributions of this research include the acquisition of precise information about energy losses and the improvement of value co-creation practices so that energy consumption can be reduced in manufacturing processes. Decision-makers can use the findings to start a virtuous process aiming at carbon footprint and energy costs reductions while ensuring production goals are met.

Target-Based Evaluation of Disturbances in Production Systems

2014 ◽  
Vol 1018 ◽  
pp. 589-596 ◽  
Author(s):  
Konja Knüppel ◽  
Iwan Nikitin
Keyword(s):  
Production Systems ◽  
Causal Factor ◽  
Shop Floor ◽  
Research Focus ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Production Processes ◽  
Disturbance Management

Ever-increasing networking and complexity make production processes more susceptible to disturbances. Being able to handle disturbances quickly and effectively is an evolving factor of a company's competitiveness. The research project "Nachhaltiges Störgrößenmanagement in produzierenden KMU" (Sustainable disturbance management in producing SMEs), conducted at the Institute for Production Systems and Logistics (IFA), is developing a methodology aimed at helping users identify and initiate actions against production disturbances. One research focus was on developing a causal factor chart of the interdependencies between target variables on the shop floor in order to obtain a faster and more objective means of evaluating the effects and significance of disturbances.

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