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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 286-307 |
| Number of pages | 22 |
| Journal | International Journal of Flexible Manufacturing Systems |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| Early online date | 19 Dec 2007 |
| Publication status | Published - Sept 2008 |
Abstract
Objective-oriented factory planning is a prerequisite for the economic operation of a factory. As intensive discussions in the literature as well as practical findings in factories over the years show, transformability and logistics are among the key objectives of a factory. It is striking, however, that both objectives have not so far been related to each other. Based on these findings, a method for evaluating the actual as well as the target transformability of a factory has been developed. It allows the user to assess whether the factory possesses adequate and economic transformability. In order to make the method more manageable for users in practice, a software tool is presented, and a benchmarking has been derived from the data collected by evaluating factory transformability. In addition, it has been found that transformability can influence logistics. A procedure will be presented that allows major means of adjustment to be found that improve the logistics objectives of a factory by using transformability. Finally, the outlook for future developments is discussed.
Keywords
- Benchmarking, Factory planning, Logistics objectives, Transformability
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Decision Sciences(all)
- Management Science and Operations Research
- Engineering(all)
- Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
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In: International Journal of Flexible Manufacturing Systems, Vol. 19, No. 3, 09.2008, p. 286-307.
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T1 - Adequate and economic factory transformability and the effects on logistical performance
AU - Nyhuis, Peter
AU - Heinen, Tobias
AU - Brieke, Michael
N1 - Funding Information: The findings presented in this paper have been developed in the course of a research project funded by the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology (BMWi) via the German Federation of Industrial Research Associations ‘‘Otto von Guericke’’ (AiF) and commissioned by the German Logistics Association (BVL).
PY - 2008/9
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N2 - Objective-oriented factory planning is a prerequisite for the economic operation of a factory. As intensive discussions in the literature as well as practical findings in factories over the years show, transformability and logistics are among the key objectives of a factory. It is striking, however, that both objectives have not so far been related to each other. Based on these findings, a method for evaluating the actual as well as the target transformability of a factory has been developed. It allows the user to assess whether the factory possesses adequate and economic transformability. In order to make the method more manageable for users in practice, a software tool is presented, and a benchmarking has been derived from the data collected by evaluating factory transformability. In addition, it has been found that transformability can influence logistics. A procedure will be presented that allows major means of adjustment to be found that improve the logistics objectives of a factory by using transformability. Finally, the outlook for future developments is discussed.
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