... the empirical findings of seven case studies including 47 in-depth interviews at four manufacturing companies. Findings A conceptual production system design process and including activities that enables a long-term perspective considering reconfigurability is proposed. Additionally, critical challenges...

..., with decision support capabilities, TMIS also enables firms to manage an increasingly complex manufacturing environment. As firms develop TMIS capabilities, changes in strategic thinking occur. © MCB UP Limited 2003 Manufacturing Information systems Competitive advantage Systems design...

... downstream life cycle. © MCB UP Limited 2001 Design Environment Ecology Management Systems design Over the last few years, organisations have been seeking to improve their environmental performance as a result of rapidly increasing market pressures. Government regulation...

... the loop to the total flow associated with that loop.Quality indicators Research implications** Practice implications** Originality** Readability** © MCB UP Limited 1996 Automated guided vehicles Machine loading Systems design Generally speaking, the tandem AGV system is based...

... manufacturing Clusters Fuzzy logics Manufacturing systems Neural networks Systems design Cellular manufacturing (CM) involves processing of a collection of similar parts on a dedicated cluster of dissimilar machines. Cellular manufacturing has been found beneficial to some companies because it can...

... and equipped to reflect on various uncertainty circumstances under which manufacturing assembly system designs are performed in practice. Demonstrates the efficacy of the CIMASD methodology by applying two of its variants to a case study. Shows that the proposed methodology is capable of facilitating far more...

... the circumstances product classification is identified as an effective tool to tackle these problems. Based on dissection theory, proposes a Cost Based Product Classification (CBPC) system. The establishment of a CBPC system consists of two major stages, system design and system use. Following...

... is feasible. Introduction The basic issues in assembly systems design are economic and technical. As products become more complex and manufactured in many models, it becomes necessary to design flexible assembly systems to respond to these trends. The assembly of products has previously been carried out using...