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Parametric and Generative Design techniques in mass-production environments as effective enablers of Industry 4.0 approaches in the Building Industry
(2018)While the manufacturing industry in Europe is looking at Industry 4.0 approaches and technologies to maintain the current competitive advantage, on the other hand, in the building industry (BI) they may push an improvement ... -
Distributed manufacturing network models of smart and agile mini-factories
(2017)Traditional centralised manufacturing systems will be replaced in future more and more through decentralised and geographically dispersed manufacturing strategies. So-called distributed manufacturing systems represent an ... -
Applying Lean to Healthcare Delivery Processes: A Case-based Research
(2018)The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate that Lean principles and methodology should be applied on a regular basis to the entire process flow of healthcare delivery systems. With reference to an actual case-based research, ... -
Axiomatic design guidelines for the design of flexible and agile manufacturing and assembly systems for SMEs
(2018)Complex market dynamics force enterprises to face new challenges. A manufacturing or assembly system has to create products based on customer requirements at the lowest possible price and to react rapidly to external changes ... -
Industrie 4.0: Wissenstransfer und Kompetenzprofile - Wissenstransfer und Kompetenzprofile für die smarte Fabrik
(2017)Im Rahmen des vorliegenden Beitrags wird die Methodik eines effizienten Wissenstransfers von der Forschung in die industrielle Praxis im Kontext Cyber-Physischer Produktionssysteme vorgestellt. Die Methodik dient vor allem ... -
Sustainable production in emerging markets through Distributed Manufacturing Systems (DMS)
(2016)In the future, customer value will be achieved not only through the realization of a product or a service but also through socially and environmentally responsible and economically efficient manufacturing processes encouraging ... -
Connectivity in Cyber-Physical Production Systems: Three-Tier Industrial Internet System Model for Connectivity of heterogeneous Elements in Cyber-Physical Production Systems
(2018)In the "Smart Factory", cyber-physical systems (CPS) must be synchronized with each other and with the outside world in order to exchange information and trigger actions. This paper presents a model for the design of an ... -
Design for mass customization: Rethinking prefabricated housing using axiomatic design
(2017)The housing market is urgently demanding customized quality buildings at affordable costs. Housing prefabrication represents a suitable strategy as long as it is combined with cost-effective personalization through mass ... -
Smart Shopfloor Management – Requirements for a Digital and Smart Shop Floor Management in the Age of Industry 4.0
(2018)The introduction of Industry 4.0 in industry inevitably leads to necessary changes in the production system and the information system of companies. Employees, methods and organizational processes are also subject to change ... -
Lean Management in Hospitality: Methods, Applications and Future Directions
(2018)The hospitality industry is under constant pressure to optimise internal processes, while at the same time extending services to the customer. The purpose of this study is to outline the potential of Lean Management as a ...