Assessment of Smart Manufacturing Solutions Based on Extended Value Stream Mapping
Niels L. Martin, Antal Dér, Christoph Herrmann, Sebastian Thiede
Abstract
Manufacturing systems are getting more and more digitalized and connected. However, production planners of small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) struggle to decide, which “Smart Manufacturing Solution” is of value for a given manufacturing system. This paper suggests an extension to the established value stream mapping method (VSM) in order to assess smart manufacturing solutions. Therefore, existing extensions to the VSM are reviewed with a focus on information flows and the integration of necessary key performance indicators. After introducing and discussing the developed method, it is exemplarily applied in the manufacturing system of an SME.
Topics & Concepts
Value stream mappingManufacturing engineeringKey (lock)Production (economics)Focus (optics)Smart manufacturingComputer scienceOrder (exchange)Value (mathematics)Process managementSystems engineeringIndustrial engineeringEngineeringLean manufacturingBusinessMacroeconomicsMachine learningEconomicsComputer securityPhysicsOpticsFinanceDigital Transformation in IndustryFlexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing SystemsManufacturing Process and Optimization