... power for the carmaker – can act together to reinforce the carmaker's bargaining power. Second, the literature on modular production has emphasized that, because modularity in production implies a dispersed assembly process (Fredriksson, 2006 , p. 169), this will require strong logistics services...

... , these most commonly discussed enablers of reconfigurability are outlined and described. Manufacturing management Questionnaires Manufacturing flexibility Flexible manufacturing systems Modular production The ability to adapt to dynamic market conditions and manage increasing product variety...

... as devised by Figure 1 . The two case companies, here referred to as case A and case B, are both from Danish industry and currently in a transition toward developing changeability, through the creation and implementation of modular production architectures and platforms. The two cases selected...

... manufacturing systems Information systems Modular production To facilitate adaptation of FAE to an open‐systems environment, a conceptual framework for developing open systems based information systems called an open intelligent information systems architecture is utilized. This paper proposes an open...

... MCB UP Limited 1997 Modular production Motor industry Two of the major areas of change in the world auto industry are the patterns of production organization and to the relationships between assemblers and suppliers. An innovative experiment is being conducted in a new Volkswagen...

.... The manufacturer may find the conversion of modules into combinations useful if the product variants can be developed, assembled and marketed more economically than if these variants were included in the assortment as separate products. This may also benefit the user, because a modular product is easier to extend...

... Discusses the small cell approach of one machine tool builder– FMT – and how this led to a modular product philosophy,allowing progressive cell evolution. Describes the functions of the FMT host computer system, the Scheduling and Transport Executor, in the categories of planning, production...