Flexibility Measurement in Production Systems Handling Uncertainties
The requirements for production systems are constantly changing as a result of changing competitive conditions. This poses a challenge for manufacturers in the various branches of industry and creates an ever-increasing need for flexibility.With this as a
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Sven Rogalski
Flexibility Measurement in Production Systems Handling Uncertainties in Industrial Production
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Flexibility Measurement in Production Systems
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Sven Rogalski
Flexibility Measurement in Production Systems Handling Uncertainties in Industrial Production
Sven Rogalski FZI Forschungszentrum Informatik Universita¨t Karlsruhe Haid-und-Neu-Str. 10-14 76131 Karslruhe Germany [email protected]
ISBN 978-3-642-18116-0 e-ISBN 978-3-642-18117-7 DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-18117-7 Springer Heidelberg Dordrecht London New York Library of Congress Control Number: 2011925658 # Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2011 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilm or in any other way, and storage in data banks. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the German Copyright Law of September 9, 1965, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Violations are liable to prosecution under the German Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. Cover design: WMXDesign GmbH, Heidelberg, Germany Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Author’s Note
In order to keep up in a constantly changing and evolving world, it is important to adapt to new demand swiftly. Dinosaurs dominated the earth for a long time until their sluggishness and inability to adapt to the changing climate led to their extinction. Other animals managed to sustain the various climate changes and followed the tides of evolution. Eventually, it was mankind that prevailed over all other life forms with its cognitive, affective, and social abilities, ruling the earth until today. The same basic principle applies to the business world where, in the long run, companies can only persist if they permanently evolve and react flexibly to changing environmental influences. For manufacturing firms especially, this means that they need to plan their resources in a way that permits them to stay cost and demand efficient effectively. In times of very high customer individualization and a vast variety of products and models, ever shorter product life cycles and frequent technological innovations, companies must find the right answers to the following crucial production related questions in order to persist on the global market: l l
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How can frequently changing customer requirements be analyzed and met? How can production systems be developed efficiently and reconditioned sustainably? How to make customized high-quality products within a tight budget and time frame?
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