In the context of globalisation, the companies are urged to innovate the products and the
services they provide to their customers, in order to keep their competitive edge. New …

Production ramp-up is a critical step in the life cycle of a new product, and efficiently
managing ramp-ups is a key to business success and market leadership. To support the …

In light of debates about advanced manufacturing and concepts like Industrie 4.0, this article
compares labour‐use strategies in highly automated automotive supplier plants in a high …

Due to today's technological advances in the area of Industry 4.0, having a strategy for
cognitive automation solutions is crucial. Operator 4.0, will have handle and manage …

Modern assembly systems are adapting to the increased mass customization resulting in
shorter cycle times, more variants and increased complexity for final assembly operators …

Production ramp-up is a key phase during the introduction or changeover of a production
system. Process calibration and tuning are inevitably required to make such a system fully …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine how communication with suppliers
influences performance during production ramp-up. Often, time, cost or quality targets are …

The manufacturing of products at low maturity levels (referred to as physical product
development) requires knowledge intensive nonconformance problem solving, yet …

Ramp-up is a significant bottleneck for the introduction of new or adapted manufacturing
systems. The effort and time required to ramp-up a system is largely dependent on the …

Sales and operations planning for ramp-ups and new product introductions in the
automotive industry differs significantly from steady-state situations. We identify the ramp-up …