The Relevance of Manufacturing Flexibility in the Context of Industrie 4.0

Procedia CIRP

Volumn 41, Issue , 2016, Pages 105-110

  Brettel, Malte ^a   Klein, Manuel ^a   Friederichsen, Niklas ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Flexibility; Manufacturing; Mass customization

Indexed keywords

COMPENSATION (PERSONNEL); ENGINEERING RESEARCH; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; MANUFACTURE; PRODUCT DESIGN; QUALITY CONTROL; WAGES;

DIFFERENTIATION STRATEGIES; ENVIRONMENTAL UNCERTAINTY; FLEXIBILITY; MANUFACTURING COMPANIES; MANUFACTURING FLEXIBILITY; MASS CUSTOMIZATION; PRODUCTION FLEXIBILITY; STRATEGIC PERSPECTIVES;

FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS;

EID: 84968830399     PISSN: 22128271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1016/j.procir.2015.12.047     Document Type: Conference Paper

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