Variability-oriented assembly system design: A case study in the construction industry

Assembly Automation

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 348-357

  Azzi, Anna ^a   Battini, Daria ^a   Faccio, Maurizio ^a   Persona, Alessandro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Assembly process variation management; Construction industry; Design for assembly; Flexible manufacturing systems; Group assembly; Italy

Indexed keywords

ARCHITECTURAL CLADDING; ASSEMBLY LINE; ASSEMBLY PROCESS; ASSEMBLY SYSTEM DESIGN; ASSEMBLY SYSTEMS; CONSTRUCTION SECTORS; DESIGN FOR ASSEMBLY; DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH; ERGONOMIC PERFORMANCE; FLEXIBLE ASSEMBLY; FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING; FLOOR SPACE; INDUSTRIAL SECTOR; ITALIAN COMPANIES; ITALY; LEADTIME; NEW PROJECTS; QUANTITATIVE RESULT; RE-CONFIGURABLE; STABLE PROCESS; THROUGHPUT TIME; VARIABLE ENVIRONMENT;

ASSEMBLY MACHINES; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; CUSTOMER SATISFACTION; DESIGN; FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; STABILITY CRITERIA; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

ASSEMBLY;

EID: 80053505475     PISSN: 01445154     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01445151111172934     Document Type: Article

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