A framework for the design of a Reconfigurable and Mobile Manufacturing System

Today production systems, plants and supply chains are optimized for a one-site (one implantation) configuration and for mass production. For some products, the shipping costs from the manufacturing site to the end user site can have a significant impact on the total cost of the product. In such a case, the ability to manufacture close to the end user is a valuable alternative. The framework we propose was tested on a real industrial case in the solar energy field. The company producing the solar fields wanted to face the twofold objectives of a reconfigurable manufacturing system able to handle a huge variety of changes: that different geographical sites, a high variability in demand, etc. and a robust mobile system that can move from one manufacturing location to another one without performance loss

Prior knowledge of the data on the production capacity of boron facilities in Turkey

The element boron is widely used in many industrial fields (semiconductor industry, glass industry, etc.). In order to assess the environmental impact of industrial products containing boron from cradle to grave, it is necessary to consider the impact of borate minerals on the environment. The literature on this subject is quite poor and the inventory of data on the life cycle of boron mining is very scarce. This article presents a synthesis of a literature review on this topic and provides easy access to important data on boron use and production capacities of Turkish boron facilities. The scope of Turkey has been chosen because the country has the largest deposits of borate ores in the world. The literature review is based on the analysis of sixty-three theses and fourteen reports in the fields of mining engineering, geology and earth sciences, environmental sciences, and chemical engineering. The production capacities from 1985 to 2016 (most recent data) and supporting data for each facility were studied using bibliometrics analysis. The data were then evaluated by calculating a data quality matrix, the coefficient of dispersion, and the standard deviations. We have found that the data compiled is generally of good quality. The values of the production capacities ±2.3 tons have 95% chance to be the real values of the production capacities of the boron industry in Turkey. The data obtained constitute a basis for enriching models in the field of life cycle assessment (LCA), sustainability, and/or material flow analysis (MFA) applied to borate mineral processing

A cross disciplinary approach to measure the performance of a publication service on the web

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A cross disciplinary approach to analyse the effects of digitalized service implementation

Service orientation has become through the year a practice that many organizations use to gain a competitive advantage whatever their sector of activity. Most of them are digital services that replace prior services or allow innovation. In all cases, they generate deep changes in the organization information system that are often not managed. In this short paper, we propose a methodology to appreciate the incidence of digitalized service implementation taking the functional needs of customers to satisfy and the internal organizational changes into account

Smart Product Service System: Process Value Model in the Framework 3DCE

International audienceThe world industrial economy has turned into an economy of service over the past two decades. Evidence can be easily found, such as the shift of more and more manufacturers from traditional product-centered logic towards a ser-vice-centered logic. Transactional business models are evolving towards recur-ring revenue models, which raises questions about the new value proposition to be met. The addition of complementary services to the product to maintain, among other things, the performance of assets throughout the whole PSS life cy-cle presents both an opportunity and a complexity. To make this integration sus-tainable, we suggest operationalizing the PSS concept so that the value proposi-tion is customer oriented, considering simultaneously the engineering of the of-fering, the processes, and the support network. We suggest developing scenarios of new value propositions based on service value process models. Our contribution will present a three-dimensional engineering framework as well as a service process value model

Dématérialisation de services au sein des organisations : rôle de l'interopérabilité. Étude de cas en contexte universitaire

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Modèle d'analyse de la valeur de l'innovation des systèmes de produit - service

L'économie traditionnelle basée sur la vente d'un produit à un client est actuellement remise en question par l'intérêt grandissant de ce dernier pour la valeur d'usage du produit au-delà de sa valeur d'échange. En conséquence, les industriels doivent dorénavant considérer la satisfaction d'un besoin par la proposition d'un couple produit et service (PSS). Le traitement simultané de ces deux enjeux permettra d'améliorer la position dans la chaîne de valeur, d'accroître la valeur ajoutée de l'offre et d'améliorer le potentiel d'innovation de l'entreprise productrice de la solution PSS. Le challenge se situe donc dans l'optimisation du ratio valeur d'usage/prix de l'offre PSS pour le client et également pour l'industriel. Nous proposons dans cette contribution les prémices d'un modèle d'analyse de la valeur de l'innovation des systèmes de produits et services. Nous avons pour cela identifié les fonctions attendues d'un PSS pour le client et celles attendues par le fournisseur de la solution. Ces fonctions rapportées au coût global du système permettent de déterminer la valeur de l'offre pour les protagonistes et d'aider à la décision du développement effectif de l'offre. Abstract - The traditional economy based on selling products to clients is currently challenged by the growing user interest for the product use value than the product exchange value. Consequences for manufacturers are significant because they must now extend their skills to the fulfillment of a need through the delivery of an integrated set of products and services (PSS). The added service will improve the position in the value chain of the product, increase the added value of the offer and improve the innovation potential. These benefits of the PSS can be obtained considering the global design collaboration and the engineering work necessary to design and deliver PSS. The challenge therefore lies in optimizing the ratio value of use to cost of the PSS for the user as well as for the industry. We propose in this article the foundation of a model for analyzing the value of a PSS innovation. The model is built upon the list of function expected by the user and those expected by the provider of the system. Each list related to the system whole costs will give an idea of the value of the offer for each stakeholder and aggregating the value an aid to decide whether the development is to be launched or not

Conception d'une unité mobile de production pour produit reconfigurable

Le concept de mobilité de système de production présente une solution pour réduire le coût de production d'un produit fabriqué en série, destiné à plusieurs clients (sites d'implantation du système de production) dont l'utilisation relève d'un site particulier qui se distingue des autres par des caractéristiques spécifiques. Le système de production, par sa mobilité, doit être capable de s'adapter et de répondre aux contraintes des sites d'implantation et aussi de satisfaire aux exigences du produit. Cette communication adresse les problématiques introduites par la notion d'un environnement multisite dans les interactions produit reconfigurable/ systèmes de production mobile. Plusieurs points de vue seront adoptés afin de définir les critères de performance de l'unité mobile de production

A review of LED lamp recycling process from the 10 R strategy perspective

Recycling LED lamp technology requires a change from the traditional bulk material-based recovery process. Unlike preceding lighting technology, LED lamps cannot be recycled to meet the regulatory minimum recycling rate of 80% due to multi-materials, including small quantity precious metals, which reduce the sorting efficiency. Therefore, it is crucial to understand how the challenges have been approached in the scientific literature in this context. The review article investigates the circular solutions to the challenges that the end of life LED lamp management is facing. This review applies PRISMA systematic literature review to locate the relevant studies and investigate whether the proposed processes can increase the recycling rate, using the circular economy strategy as a theoretical framework. Several recycling processes have been proposed in the academic literature. However, the techniques have not been evaluated against the circular economy strategies to identify current gaps and possible ways. This review attempts to fill this gap by assessing the current approaches against the 10 R strategies (refuse, rethink, reconsider, reuse, repair, refurbish, remanufacture, repurpose, recycle and recover). The study suggests that recycling is the dominant strategy, but the higher R strategies such as reuse, repair, and remanufacture have also been discussed as potential life extension strategies. The study concludes by proposing an integrated treatment approach that focuses on higher R’s (reuse, repair, refurbish, remanufacture and repurpose) instead of focusing on lower R’s (e.g., recycling)