Applied Mechanics and Materials Vol. 718

Abstract: Workplace redesign is a part of the ergonomic rationalization. Article is focused on the classification of redesign workplaces and life-cycle redesign. The optimal sequence of design creation is described as well as the example of ergonomic CNC workplace rationalization. The second part of the article is focused on the simulation and verification the model of workplace using by software Witness.

Abstract: In current production and business environment many Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) apply strategy of mass customization (MC). They do so in order to draw the attention of potential customers, by offering a high level of product customization. The product differentiation in context of mass-customized production (MCP) brings massive changes into facility operations, fundamentally influences the character and substance of assembly processes which causes significant changes in assembly complexity. This paper firstly presents a methodological framework for generation of product configurations depending on the composition and number of initial assembly components, subsequently, a procedure for assessment of configuration complexity is proposed. The presented methodological framework is further applied on a specific model of customized assembly of washing machines where the configuration complexity is further compared with generally applicable Shannon`s (entropic) structural complexity.