Reconfigurable production system design - Theoretical and practical challenges

Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 998-1018

  Rösiö, Carin ^a,b   Säfsten, Kristina ^b  

^a MÄLARDALEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b JÖNKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Challenges; Manufacturing industry; Production system design; Reconfigurability; Review

Indexed keywords

CHALLENGES; DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH; MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES; METHODOLOGY APPROACHES; PRODUCTION SYSTEM DESIGNS; RECONFIGURABILITY; RECONFIGURABLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEM; RECONFIGURABLE PRODUCTION SYSTEMS;

COMPUTER AIDED MANUFACTURING; DESIGN; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING; REVIEWS;

SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

EID: 84885825915     PISSN: 1741038X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/JMTM-02-2012-0021     Document Type: Article

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