.../legalcode Decision support systems Decision making Industry 4.0 Predictive maintenance Deep neural networks Currently, we are living in the Industry 4.0 era that refers to the ongoing automation of traditional manufacturing and industrial practices by using modern smart technologies...

...Erik Flores-Garcia; Jessica Bruch; Magnus Wiktorsson; Mats Jackson Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the selection of decision-making approaches at manufacturing companies when implementing process innovations. Design/methodology/approach This study reviews the current...

... of the circumstances that ultimately lead to the implementation of lean production. Consequently, the impact of the external and internal environment influences a company’s commitment to increasing its level of lean production implementation and fosters managers’ strategic decision making. Furthermore, its...

..., but the uncertainty and complexity of where to focus technology investments is a problem facing many manufacturing firms. Decision making Technology implementation Strategy In the USA, there have been many efforts toward assessment and evaluation of the multiple facets of Industry 4.0...

...Arash Shahin; Nahid Aminsabouri; Kamran Kianfar Purpose The purpose of this paper is to further develop the Decision Making Grid (DMG) proposed by Ashraf Labib (e.g. Labib, 1998, 2004 ; Fernandez et al., 2003 ; Aslam-Zainudeen and Labib, 2011 ; Stephen and Labib, 2018 ; Seecharan...

... the usage phase (Schröter et al., 2011 ; Abdulrahman et al., 2014 ; Ijomah et al., 2007 ; Mangla et al., 2015 ; Mathiyazhagan et al., 2016 ; Mudgal et al., 2010 ; Rahimifard et al., 2009). Decision making Sustainable production...

... rights only Decision making Fuzzy logic Manufacturing industry Maintenance The scope of this study is limited to an acid manufacturing plant. Though, the study framework, approach and outcomes can be beneficial to practitioners and researchers who aim to select the proper maintenance...

...Guang Song; Luoyi Sun; Yixiao Wang Purpose The purpose of this paper is to apply an empirically based approach to develop a decision-making model that comprehensively incorporates the potential affecting factors and the related significant drivers that support network designers in selecting...

... on complexity of the system at an early stage of decision making is proposed. Design/methodology/approach First, the permanent function-based graph theoretic structural model has been applied to understand the complex structure of a manufacturing system under consideration. The model helps by systematically...

... on the application of FMEA and make decision-making processes difficult. Thus, several initiatives have been developed by researchers around the world, using adapted, optimized models, extensions and adaptations, in order to optimize the maintenance policies adopted by companies. Laurenti et al. (2012...

... and disassembly processes. The description of these determinants and the broad categories into which design factors fall are listed in Table I . Databases Decision making Product design Case studies Product attributes CAD/CAM Disassembly can be defined as the organized process of taking apart...

... in a system. Decision making Decision support systems Analytical hierarchy process Artifical intelligence Fuzzy sets Object-oriented methods In the past, research findings on fixture planning were mostly focused on the problems of fixture design and manufacture using computer-aided...

...Uday Hameed Farhan; Majid Tolouei-Rad; Adam Osseiran The purpose of this paper is to develop a model of analytic hierarchy process (AHP), a multiple criteria decision-making method, to assist selecting suitable machine configurations for special purpose machines (SPMs) from available...

... (2013) developed an integrated approach, combining AHP and QFD methods for strategic selection of suppliers. Karsak and Dursun (2014) proposed a new fuzzy multi-criteria group decision-making framework for supplier selection integrating QFD and data envelopment analysis methods. Prasad et al...

.... The purpose of this paper is to develop a decision aid approach to support the management of servitization decision-making processes. Design/methodology/approach – The scientific orientation of this research consists in working at improving the efficiency of the servitization decision-making process...

... 2016 Decision making Continuous improvement Lean Customer relations Best practice Value Lean production has been identified as one of the prevalent business strategies in the aviation Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (MRO) industry (Haque, 2003). In a business environment...

... of the research suggesting applications and further extensions. Originality/value – The value of this paper is the description of a DAHP as a tool that can facilitate decision making related to some of the critical aspects in maintenance or post-sales area, permitting the alignment of actions...

... a failure mode and effect analysis in the second phase. In the third phase, a multi-criteria decision making method, called the technique for order of preference by similarity to ideal solution, is adopted to identify an optimal maintenance policy that can minimize the failures. Findings – Through...

...@cranfield.ac.uk © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2013 Decision making Decision support systems Operations management Product‐service systems Prognostics and health management Online simulation Dynamic behaviour Product‐service system (PSS) has emerged as a new competitive strategy...

... 2013 International business Decision making Distribution management Third party logistics Analytical hierarchy process There comes a point when any merchandise exporter will have to seriously consider the degree of outsourcing of its logistics operations. Most export sales...