Abstract: Manufacturing systems need to be designed to cope with products’ variety and frequent changes in market requirements. Switching between product families in different production periods often requires reconfiguration of the ...

Abstract: This paper presents a design methodology to modularize integrated fixtures, such as automotive framing systems, to be quickly and cost effectively reconfigured to accommodate a variety of products. Automotive assembly ...

Abstract: Changeable manufacturing systems offer a high level of adaptability and agility in response to product and market changes. They are characterized by modularity and scalability, which are derivatives of system granularity. ...