Manufacturing Systems (MS) are a fundamental means of establishing profitable engineering operations in mechanical
firms. The technical and physical structures of MS determine the dimension of adaption and signify the measure of freedom of
engineers of MS. This contribution discusses the Reconfiguring Cellular Manufacturing System (RCMS) concept, which considers the
design of systems as cyclical activities whereby the makers of decisions can determine the MS’s system capacities and capabilities. The
standard methodologies to support the design of MS are optimization and analysis of MS. The timeframe essential for evaluating
numerous designs is a fundamental factor, which can also discourage the application of these systems. Resultantly, there is a threat of
missed assessment of suitable designs when the number and quality of the solution users being assessed is based on the users’ intuition
with respect to the potential design result.
Keywords
Manufacturing Systems (MS), Reconfiguring Cellular Manufacturing System (RCMS), Computational Design Synthesis
(CDS), Flexible Manufacturing Systems (FMS)
M. Campbell and K. Shea, "Computational design synthesis", Artificial Intelligence for Engineering Design, Analysis and Manufacturing, vol.28, no. 3, pp. 207-208, 2014. Available: 10.1017/s0890060414000171.
M. Raza and R. Harrison, "Information Modeling and Knowledge Management Approach to Reconfiguring Manufacturing Enterprises", SSRN
Electronic Journal, 2011. Available: 10.2139/ssrn.3424778.
P. Barash, "Artificial intelligence and expert systems in manufacturing: The scope, applications, and limitations of intelligent manufacturing
systems", Journal of Manufacturing Systems, vol. 10, no. 4, pp. 350-352, 1991. Available: 10.1016/0278-6125(91)90030-6.
S. Vamvakidis, "Computational Design Thinking through Controlled Transformations: An Analog Computational Design Approach", The
International Journal of Design Education, vol. 15, no. 1, pp. 177-191, 2021. Available: 10.18848/2325-128x/cgp/v15i01/177-191.
K. Tupamahu, I. Ghozali and P. Basuki, "Lean Management, Competitive Advantage, and Firm Performance: The Role of Management Control
Systems (Evidence from Indonesia Manufacturing Firms)", Academic Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies, vol. 8, no. 3, 2019. Available:
10.36941/ajis-2019-0020.
H. Nouri and T. Hong, "Development of bacteria foraging optimization algorithm for cell formation in cellular manufacturing system considering
cell load variations", Journal of Manufacturing Systems, vol. 32, no. 1, pp. 20-31, 2013. Available: 10.1016/j.jmsy.2012.07.014.
M. Ali, A. Baqai, S. Butt and S. Hasan, "Framework for Part Families Associated with Setup Sequence Based Similarity in Reconfigurable
Manufacturing System / Cellular Manufacturing System", International Journal of Materials, Mechanics and Manufacturing, vol. 6, no. 1, pp. 63-
68, 2018. Available: 10.18178/ijmmm.2018.6.1.348.
T. SATAKE, S. HARAMAKI, M. FUJIO and A. HAYASHI, "Development of Software-Toolkit for Reconfigurable Software Applications for
Manufacturing Systems(Advanced Manufacturing,Session: MP2-D)", The Abstracts of the international conference on advanced mechatronics :
toward evolutionary fusion of IT and mechatronics : ICAM, vol. 20044, no. 0, p. 36, 2004. Available: 10.1299/jsmeicam.2004.4.36_3.
C. Saygin and S. Kilic, "Dissimilarity Maximization Method for Real-time Routing of Parts in Random Flexible Manufacturing Systems",
International Journal of Flexible Manufacturing Systems, vol. 16, no. 2, pp. 169-182, 2004. Available: 10.1023/b:flex.0000044839.27404.92.
S. Jovanović, "Flexible Manufacturing Systems and Quantitative Anlysis of Flexible Manufacturing Systems", International Journal of Computer
Applications, vol. 132, no. 1, pp. 6-14, 2015. Available: 10.5120/ijca2015907243.
R. Hicks, "Knowledge base management systems-tools for creating verified intelligent systems", Knowledge-Based Systems, vol. 16, no. 3, pp.
165-171, 2003. Available: 10.1016/s0950-7051(02)00082-5.
Y. SEO and P. EGBELU, "Flexible guidepath design for automated guided vehicle systems", International Journal of Production Research, vol.
33, no. 4, pp. 1135-1156, 1995. Available: 10.1080/00207549508930197.
W. Gentleman, S. MacKay and D. Stewart, "Commercial realtime software needs different configuation management", ACM SIGSOFT Software
Engineering Notes, vol. 14, no. 7, pp. 152-161, 1989. Available: 10.1145/73337.73365.
M. Khan, J. Butt, H. Mebrahtu, H. Shirvani and M. Alam, "Data-Driven Process Reengineering and Optimization Using a Simulation and
Verification Technique", Designs, vol. 2, no. 4, p. 42, 2018. Available: 10.3390/designs2040042.
Z. Zhao, T. Wong, C. Leung and S. Probert, "Wok design: thermal-performance influencing parameters", Applied Energy, vol. 83, no. 4, pp. 387-
400, 2006. Available: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2005.04.002.
R. Sykes and T. Travers, "Dossier: Contemporary Methodologies", Dandelion: Postgraduate Arts Journal and Research Network, vol. 8, no. 1,
2017. Available: 10.16995/ddl.367.
A. Kamrani, H. Weibe and C. Wei, "A Stochastic Model for the Analysis of Robots Performance", Journal of Design and Manufacturing Automation, vol. 1, no. 3, pp. 175-191, 2001. Available: 10.1080/15320370108500208.
J. Davila Delgado and H. Hofmeyer, "Automated generation of structural solutions based on spatial designs", Automation in Construction, vol.
35, pp. 528-541, 2013. Available: 10.1016/j.autcon.2013.06.008.
D. WANG, Y. HUANG and X. CHEN, "Design and implementation of geometric knowledge base", Journal of Computer Applications, vol. 29,
no. 2, pp. 398-402, 2009. Available: 10.3724/sp.j.1087.2009.00398
M. Wenger et al., "CDS Tools for Cross-Identification", Open Astronomy, vol. 9, no. 4, 2000. Available: 10.1515/astro-2000-0427.
Acknowledgements
We would like to thank Reviewers for taking the time and effort necessary to review the manuscript. We sincerely appreciate all valuable comments and suggestions, which helped us to improve the quality of the manuscript.
Funding
No funding was received to assist with the preparation of this manuscript.
Ethics declarations
Conflict of interest
The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare that are relevant to the content of this article.
Availability of data and materials
No data available for above study.
Author information
Contributions
All authors have equal contribution in the paper and all authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.
Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution NoDerivs is a more restrictive license. It allows you to redistribute the material commercially or non-commercially but the user cannot make any changes whatsoever to the original, i.e. no derivatives of the original work. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
Cite this article
Francisco Pedro, “Design for Sustainability and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems - An Critical Analysis”, Journal of Machine and Computing, vol.1, no.1, pp. 011-019, January 2021. doi: 10.53759/7669/jmc202101002.
