Design for changeover (DFC): Enabling flexible and highly responsive manufacturing

Owen, Geraint W.; Matthews, Jason; McIntosh, Richard I.; Culley, C. J.

doi:10.1007/978-1-84996-489-0_12

All Outputs (2)

Contrasting opportunities for mass customization in food manufacture and food processes (2011)
Book Chapter
Matthews, J., Mcintosh, R., & Mullineux, G. (2011). Contrasting opportunities for mass customization in food manufacture and food processes. In F. Fogliatto, & G. da Silveira (Eds.), Mass Customization: Engineering and Managing Global Operations (353-374). UK: Springer

Design for changeover (DFC): Enabling flexible and highly responsive manufacturing (2011)
Book Chapter
Owen, G. W., Matthews, J., McIntosh, R. I., & Culley, C. J. (2011). Design for changeover (DFC): Enabling flexible and highly responsive manufacturing. In F. Fogliatto, & G. da Silveira (Eds.), Mass Customization –Engineering and Managing Global Operations (247-273). UK: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84996-489-0_12

A highly flexible manufacturing capability is central to the paradigm of mass customisation. In turn the role of rapid, high quality changeovers is crucial to this capability, whereby production can be switched with minimal penalty across a full (and... Read More about Design for changeover (DFC): Enabling flexible and highly responsive manufacturing.