Lean Manual Assembly 4.0: A Systematic Review
In a demand context of mass customization, shifting towards the mass personalization of products, assembly operations face the trade-off between highly productive automated systems and flexible manual operators. Novel digital technologies—conceptualized as Industry 4.0—suggest the possibility of sim...
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| description | In a demand context of mass customization, shifting towards the mass personalization of products, assembly operations face the trade-off between highly productive automated systems and flexible manual operators. Novel digital technologies—conceptualized as Industry 4.0—suggest the possibility of simultaneously achieving superior productivity and flexibility. This article aims to address how Industry 4.0 technologies could improve the productivity, flexibility and quality of assembly operations. A systematic literature review was carried out, including 234 peer-reviewed articles from 2010–2020. As a result, the analysis was structured addressing four sets of research questions regarding (1) assembly for mass customization; (2) Industry 4.0 and performance evaluation; (3) Lean production as a starting point for smart factories, and (4) the implications of Industry 4.0 for people in assembly operations. It was found that mass customization brings great complexity that needs to be addressed at different levels from a holistic point of view; that Industry 4.0 offers powerful tools to achieve superior productivity and flexibility in assembly; that Lean is a great starting point for implementing such changes; and that people need to be considered central to Assembly 4.0. Developing methodologies for implementing Industry 4.0 to achieve specific business goals remains an open research topic. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c053d22bf1f54e9b818d7ead5c46f0282023-11-20T22:52:12ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172020-11-011023855510.3390/app10238555Lean Manual Assembly 4.0: A Systematic ReviewAdrian Miqueo0Marta Torralba1José A. Yagüe-Fabra2I3A-Universidad de Zaragoza, C/María de Luna 3, 50018 Zaragoza, SpainCentro Universitario de la Defensa Zaragoza, Ctra. Huesca s/n, 50090 Zaragoza, SpainI3A-Universidad de Zaragoza, C/María de Luna 3, 50018 Zaragoza, SpainIn a demand context of mass customization, shifting towards the mass personalization of products, assembly operations face the trade-off between highly productive automated systems and flexible manual operators. Novel digital technologies—conceptualized as Industry 4.0—suggest the possibility of simultaneously achieving superior productivity and flexibility. This article aims to address how Industry 4.0 technologies could improve the productivity, flexibility and quality of assembly operations. A systematic literature review was carried out, including 234 peer-reviewed articles from 2010–2020. As a result, the analysis was structured addressing four sets of research questions regarding (1) assembly for mass customization; (2) Industry 4.0 and performance evaluation; (3) Lean production as a starting point for smart factories, and (4) the implications of Industry 4.0 for people in assembly operations. It was found that mass customization brings great complexity that needs to be addressed at different levels from a holistic point of view; that Industry 4.0 offers powerful tools to achieve superior productivity and flexibility in assembly; that Lean is a great starting point for implementing such changes; and that people need to be considered central to Assembly 4.0. Developing methodologies for implementing Industry 4.0 to achieve specific business goals remains an open research topic.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/10/23/8555assemblyleanIndustry 4.0human-centeredoperator 4.0 |
| spellingShingle | Adrian Miqueo Marta Torralba José A. Yagüe-Fabra Lean Manual Assembly 4.0: A Systematic Review Applied Sciences assembly lean Industry 4.0 human-centered operator 4.0 |
| title | Lean Manual Assembly 4.0: A Systematic Review |
| title_full | Lean Manual Assembly 4.0: A Systematic Review |
| title_fullStr | Lean Manual Assembly 4.0: A Systematic Review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Lean Manual Assembly 4.0: A Systematic Review |
| title_short | Lean Manual Assembly 4.0: A Systematic Review |
| title_sort | lean manual assembly 4 0 a systematic review |
| topic | assembly lean Industry 4.0 human-centered operator 4.0 |
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