Industry 4.0 provides new paradigms for the industrial management of SMEs. Supported by a growing number of new technologies, this concept appears more flexible and less expensive than traditional ...

The industrial management of SMEs in the era of Industry 4.0

Design verification and validation in product lifecycle

Manufacturing enterprises are changing the way they behave in the market to face the increasing complexity of the economic, socio-political and technological dynamics. Manufacturing products, processes and production systems result in being challenged by evolving external drivers, including the introduction of new regulations, new materials, technologies, services and communications, the pressure on costs and sustainability. The co-evolution paradigm synthesises the recent scientific and technical approaches proposed by academic and industrial communities dealing with methodologies and tools to support the coordinated evolution (co-evolution) of products, processes and production systems. This paper aims at reviewing and systemising the research carried out in the field of manufacturing co-evolution with a particular focus on production systems. An introductory investigation of various industrial perspectives on the problem of co-evolution is presented, followed by the description of the co-evolution model and the methodology adopted for framing the existing scientific contributions in the proposed model. Then, the core part of the work is presented, consisting in a systemised analysis of the current methodologies dealing with co-evolving product, process and system and a description of problems that remain unsolved, thus motivating future research strategies and roadmaps.

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SPECIES—Co-evolution of products, processes and production systems

State-of-the-art of design, evaluation, and operation methodologies in product service systems

This paper presents a modelling method that seeks to support the prediction and management of undesired engineering change (EC) propagation during the design and development of complex products. The method builds on the house of quality and the change prediction method to model the effects of potential change propagation brought about by different change options. The objective is to better reflect how well each change option can address the product requirements. The method was applied to the design of a jet engine fan during a case study with an aerospace company. The findings suggest that this modelling approach is suitable for assessing the effects of potential EC propagation and can support companies in effective exploration of the design space.

A method to assess the effects of engineering change propagation

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide practical justification for performance measurement and management within a collaborative business network. The basic performance measurement indicators are elaborated within the scope of this research.Design/methodology/approach – Performance measurement techniques are highlighted through the application of an ICT‐based solution approach, with special focus on business collaboration among small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs).Findings – From the basic need to measure the performance of individual partners within a business network, this research proposes a generic framework and process flow with the objective of evaluating the individual partners in terms of various performance indicators such as key success factors (KSF), key performance factors (KPF) and key performance indicators (KPI). The outcomes from this framework or process flow will help partners in the network to build valuable trust, cooperation and coordination.Originality/value – The foc...

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Framework for performance measurement and management in a collaborative business environment

A methodology for product-service systems development

(2003). Digital Enterprise Technology. International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing: Vol. 16, No. 7-8, pp. 465-466.

Digital Enterprise Technology

The future of Manufacturing Industries and the development of the related service sectors of the economy depend on innovation for the rapid development of new products and services. The actual comp...

Digital enterprise technology: perspectives and future challenges

The concept of value has great relevance in the definition and implementation of performance management system in the context of cooperate networked production organizations. These new forms of organizations are, in many cases, still lacking suitable performance measures. Based on this idea, this paper will discuss the problem of performance evaluation, mainly: how appropriate measures can be found to accurately evaluate the production network performance and what are the appropriate ways to implement those measures.

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Pedro F. Cunha

Papers

Framework for performance measurement and management in a collaborative business environment

A methodology for product-service systems development

Digital Enterprise Technology

Digital enterprise technology: perspectives and future challenges

Performance evaluation within cooperate networked production enterprises