Industry 4.0 Enabling Technologies for Increasing Operational Flexibility in Final Assembly
Published 2022-03-30
Keywords
- Operational flexibility,
- Final assembly,
- Industry 4.0
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Abstract
The manufacturing industry is facing uncertainties caused by growing competition and increasing customer demands. Simultaneously, the fourth industrial revolution, commonly referred to as Industry 4.0, is helping in modernising the manufacturing industry. In the process of modernising, companies are now capable of building resilience into their systems. This resilience is in the form of higher operational flexibility, which helps cope with the growing uncertainties. The new technologies under the Industry 4.0 umbrella can be used to increase operational flexibility. This article summarises various Industry 4.0 enabling technologies that can increase operational flexibility in final assembly.
Article history: Received (August 13, 2021); Revised (December 27, 2021); Accepted (January 08, 2022); Published online (January 14, 2022)