Flexibility and change management of production systems

Abstract

This work investigates the flexibility of manufacturing systems and the introduction of flexibility considerations into the change management of manufacturing systems. The change drivers that make flexibility important for manufacturing systems are analyzed and the definition and dimensions of flexibility as they have been approached in the literature are discussed. In order to measure flexibility, a Flexibility Evaluation Toolbox comprised of five individual measures is proposed in the thesis. The Flexibility Evaluation Toolbox enables the responsible engineer to select the most appropriate measure to be used in each case under study. Furthermore, each of the measures requires different data providing the opportunity to the engineer to use the Flexibility Evaluation Toolbox in a wide range of situations. A classification table of the five measures in relation to a set of usability criteria has been included. A methodology supporting the user to select the most appropriate ...
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DOI
10.12681/eadd/26152
Handle URL
http://hdl.handle.net/10442/hedi/26152
ND
26152
Alternative title
Ευελιξία και διαχείριση αλλαγών στα συστήματα παραγωγής
Author
Georgoulias, Konstantinos (Father's name: Ioannis)
Date
2010
Degree Grantor
University of Patras
Committee members
Χρυσολούρης Γεώργιος
Αδαμίδης Εμμανουήλ
Γούτσος Σταύρος
Ανυφαντής Νικόλαος
Καρακαπιλίδης Νικόλαος
Μούρτζης Δημήτριος
Τατσιόπουλος Ηλίας
Discipline
Social Sciences
Economics and Business
Keywords
Flexibility; Production systems; Change management
Country
Greece
Language
English
Description
im., tbls., fig.
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