Strategic configuration of flexible electronics assembly facilities facing stochastic requirements

摘要

Flexible configuration of manufacturing facilities is a key strategy for efficiently improving market responsiveness and market share in the face of uncertain future product demand. Flexible facility configurations can produce an efficient produc- tion system that allows higher capacity utilization given uncertainty in product demand and mix the aim of this paper is to consider the alternative choices of flexible equipment available at the strategic planning level and to make decisions about the facility design and configuration that best suits the specific needs of the manufacturing system under consideration.