Elements of Advanced Manufacturing Theory

Prologue

1. Introduction

Reflections on Present Production Science Didactics:

The Missing of a Cartesian-based Manufacturing Theory (in preparation)

2. Basic Classification of Production Systems

From Batch & Queue to Industry 4.0-Type Manufacturing Systems:

A Taxonomy of Alternative Production Models (18 Seiten)

3. The Central Importance of the Bottleneck

Discourse about Linear Programming and Lean Manufacturing:

Two Different Approaches with a Similar Converging Rational (7 Seiten)

4. Elasticity, Lead-Time, On-Time Delivery

Exploiting Virtual Elasticity of Production Systems for Respecting OTD - Part 1:

Post-Optimality Conditions for Ergodic Order Arrivals in Fixed Capacity Regimes (22 Seiten)

5. Understanding the Advantage of Lean Pull JIT Versus Push B&Q

Exploiting Virtual Elasticity of Manufacturing Systems to Respect OTD - Part 2:

Post-Optimality Conditions for the Cases of Ergodic and Non-ergodic Order Rate with Deterministic Product-Mix (25 Seiten)

6. Flexibility and the One-off Product Challenge of CPPS

Exploiting Virtual Elasticity of Production Systems to Respect OTD - Part 3:

Modelling CPPS Characterized by Non-ergodic Order Entry and Non-deterministic Product-mix for Fully Flexible Addressable Workstations (in preparation)

7. Some Critical Considerations About Industry 4.0

Lean and Industry 4.0 - Twins, Partners, or Contenders?

A Due Clarification Regarding the Supposed Clash of Two Production Systems (16 Seiten)