...Yukan Hou; Yuan Li; Yuntian Ge; Jie Zhang; Shoushan Jiang Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present an analytical method for throughput analysis of assembly systems with complex structures during transients. Design/methodology/approach Among the existing studies on the performance...

... Publishing Limited 2014 Assembly systems Quality Optimal control With rapid global economic development, the contradiction has become increasingly prominent between environment and energy. The remanufacturing project has become one of the most important ways to save resources and reduce...

... inspection capabilities. Originality/value The paper shows that new products to be assembled are driving those who provide automated assembly systems to create better solutions. These include solutions that are more cost‐effective, faster and include more quality assessment and tracking as part...