The problem of studying a plant layout is frequently tackled in literature. Nevertheless, approaches specifically dedicated to predefined market fields are rare. Usually, methodologies available for a wide variety of companies are studied and adopted, disregarding those details typical of each economical sector. On the contrary, in this paper, customized guidelines for the design of a plant layout of a foundry are proposed, in order to support such a critical productive environment where automated equipment, characteristic of Industry 4.0, are integrated with manual activities. Specifically, the casting area is studied. The long term design is supported by a medium term analysis, focused on the products turnover into the casting moulds. The application to a real life case study is finally described in order to assess the performance of the proposed approach.
THE PLANT LAYOUT OF A FOUNDRY: CONSTRAINTS, OPERATIVE GUIDELINES AND A CASE STUDY / Gamberini, R.; Ruggerini, T.; Lolli, F.. - 51:11(2018), pp. 1180-1185. (Intervento presentato al convegno 16th IFAC Symposium on Information Control Problems in Manufacturing (INCOM) tenutosi a Bergamo, ITALY nel JUN 11-13, 2018) [10.1016/j.ifacol.2018.08.430].
THE PLANT LAYOUT OF A FOUNDRY: CONSTRAINTS, OPERATIVE GUIDELINES AND A CASE STUDY
Gamberini, R.
;Lolli, F.
2018
Abstract
The problem of studying a plant layout is frequently tackled in literature. Nevertheless, approaches specifically dedicated to predefined market fields are rare. Usually, methodologies available for a wide variety of companies are studied and adopted, disregarding those details typical of each economical sector. On the contrary, in this paper, customized guidelines for the design of a plant layout of a foundry are proposed, in order to support such a critical productive environment where automated equipment, characteristic of Industry 4.0, are integrated with manual activities. Specifically, the casting area is studied. The long term design is supported by a medium term analysis, focused on the products turnover into the casting moulds. The application to a real life case study is finally described in order to assess the performance of the proposed approach.Pubblicazioni consigliate
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