Reconfigurable manufacturing systems from an optimisation perspective: a focused review of literature

• Published in: International journal of production research Vol. 59; no. 21; pp. 6400 - 6418
• Main Authors: Yelles-Chaouche, Abdelkrim R., Gurevsky, Evgeny, Brahimi, Nadjib, Dolgui, Alexandre
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Taylor & Francis 02.11.2021; Taylor & Francis LLC
• Subjects: facility layout; line balancing; Literature reviews; Manufacturing; optimisation; Optimization; process planning; Reconfigurable manufacturing systems; Reconfiguration; scheduling; state of the art; survey

The concept of reconfigurable manufacturing systems (RMSs) is a current subject that has attracted intensive research. This latter covers the entire RMS life cycle, from the design to the exploitation phase, and includes several important problems requiring the use of optimisation. The objective of...