The Role of Automation in Complexities of High-Mix in Low-Volume Production – A Literature Review
Kerstin Johansen, Sagar Rao, Milad Ashourpour
Abstract
The trend in manufacturing is towards increased automation. This in combination with more customized products challenge the production systems to manage assembly of high mix in low volume (HMLV). The industry constantly explores innovative solutions to deal with this task in a more efficient way. This is a literature review over the role of automation whereby it can streamline assembly complexities of high mix in low volume productions. The paper explores how automation-based solutions within the assembly process could assist product customization efforts in the mid-sized segment.
Topics & Concepts
AutomationManufacturing engineeringMass customizationProduction (economics)Volume (thermodynamics)Product (mathematics)Task (project management)Process (computing)EngineeringPersonalizationComputer scienceProduct mixSystems engineeringProcess managementOperations managementIndustrial engineeringWorld Wide WebMechanical engineeringEconomicsMathematicsOperating systemMacroeconomicsGeometryQuantum mechanicsPhysicsManufacturing Process and OptimizationAssembly Line Balancing OptimizationFlexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems