Successful manufacturing system designs must be capable of satisfying the strategic
objectives of a company. There exist numerous tools to design manufacturing systems. Most …

Systematic design and evaluation of segmented production system structures is the subject
of this paper. Recently emerged paradigms of Lean Management and Business Process Re …

The introduction of Industry 4.0 and sustainability in production is currently on everyone's
mind. However, companies face difficulties to address these trends in their long-term …

TRIZ is a Russian acronym for the Theory of Inventive Problem Solving, which is a little-
known algorithmic system for solving engineering problems. It has been developed by …

Obtaining and developing useful accounting information is required of any manufacturer to
disclose information for both internal and external purposes. However, today's accounting …

This paper offers an extension of axiomatic design theory to ensure that leaders, managers,
and engineers can sustain manufacturing systems throughout the product lifecycle. The …

This paper presents a planning system for lean manufacturing and is applicable to a variety
of manual and automated manufacturing operations. By defining a standard set of lean …

This session keynote paper presents a framework for designing and deploying production
systems. The framework enables the communication and determination of objectives and …

In competitive environment of quick market changes, developing an interoperable
manufacturing system is a necessity. To realise interoperability, the exchange of part and …

This paper introduces the use of axiomatic design in the design of manufacturing systems.
The two primary functional requirements of any manufacturing system are developed. These …