A framework for the design of a Reconfigurable and Mobile Manufacturing System

Thècle Alix (1) , Youssef Benama (2) , Nicolas Perry (2)

1 IMS - Laboratoire de l'intégration, du matériau au système
2 I2M - Institut de Mécanique et d'Ingénierie de Bordeaux

Today production systems, plants and supply chains are optimized for a one-site (one implantation) configuration and for mass production. For some products, the shipping costs from the manufacturing site to the end user site can have a significant impact on the total cost of the product. In such a case, the ability to manufacture close to the end user is a valuable alternative. The framework we propose was tested on a real industrial case in the solar energy field. The company producing the solar fields wanted to face the twofold objectives of a reconfigurable manufacturing system able to handle a huge variety of changes: that different geographical sites, a high variability in demand, etc. and a robust mobile system that can move from one manufacturing location to another one without performance loss.

Mots clés: Manufacturing System Design; Decision making; Mobile Manufacturing Systems; Reconfigurable Manufacturing system

Domaines: Génie mécanique [physics.class-ph]

Thècle Alix, Youssef Benama, Nicolas Perry. A framework for the design of a Reconfigurable and Mobile Manufacturing System. Procedia Manufacturing, 2019, The 2nd International Conference on Sustainable Materials Processing and Manufacturing, SMPM 2019, 8-10 March 2019, Sun City, South Africa, 35, pp.304-309. ⟨10.1016/j.promfg.2019.05.044⟩. ⟨hal-03268553⟩