The current manufacturing environment aims at getting an increasing variety of customised,
high-quality products in flexible batches. The dynamic market demand, the short product …

The concept of reconfigurable manufacturing systems (RMSs) is a current subject that has
attracted intensive research. This latter covers the entire RMS life cycle, from the design to …

The layout is an important issue in the design of manufacturing systems. In conventional
systems, the layout rarely changes after the initial design. However, as the market demands …

Abstract In the Industry 4.0 era, advanced technologies are transforming manufacturing
processes and systems. Additionally, the increasing prevalence of big data and AI …

This paper is a literature review focusing on optimization problems for reconfigurable
manufacturing systems (RMS). The literature is classified in two manners. In the first …

Reconfigurable manufacturing systems (RMS), which possess the advantages of both
dedicated manufacturing lines (DML) and flexible manufacturing systems (FMS), are …

Numerous artificial intelligence (AI) techniques are currently utilized to identify planning
solutions for supply chains, which comprise suppliers, manufacturers, wholesalers, and …

In the recent years, the adoption of reconfigurable systems represents a primary strategy to
improving flexibility, elasticity and efficiency in both manufacturing and assembly. Global …

This research proposes an approach to design and to manage Cellular Reconfigurable
Manufacturing Systems (CRMSs) from a multi-product and multi-period perspective. The …

Technological advances, promoted by the Industry 4.0 paradigm, attempt to support the
reconfigurability of manufacturing systems and to contribute to adaptive operational …