Time to be responsive in the process industry: a literature-based analysis of trends of change, solutions and challenges

IF 6.1 3区管理学 Q1 ENGINEERING, INDUSTRIAL

Production Planning & Control Pub Date : 2021-07-05 DOI:10.1080/09537287.2021.1942282

Alessia Napoleone, A. Pozzetti, M. Macchi, Rasmus Andersen

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Abstract

Abstract The current uncertain and volatile business context is challenging firms worldwide, leading to the need to be responsive at a competitive cost. This trend is so substantial that it even affects industries traditionally competing in rather stable contexts, such as the process industry. Although the process industry includes multiple sectors with different technologies and processes, these share several aspects that make the industry as a whole distinctive to the discrete manufacturing industry. Based on a literature review, this study identifies and describes trends leading the process industry to the need for responsiveness, corresponding solutions to accommodate the need, and related challenges hindering the industrialization and diffusion of solutions in this industry. This study shows that trends, such as the uncertainty and volatility of market requirements, are challenging the process industry to develop reconfigurability solutions across multiple production levels. The development of reconfigurability solutions is hindered by modularity, integrability, co-ordination and collaboration challenges.

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是时候对过程工业做出反应了:基于文献的变化趋势、解决方案和挑战分析

当前不确定和不稳定的商业环境正在挑战世界各地的公司，导致需要以具有竞争力的成本做出反应。这种趋势是如此重要，以至于它甚至影响了传统上在相当稳定的环境中竞争的行业，例如过程工业。虽然过程工业包括具有不同技术和工艺的多个部门，但这些部门有几个共同的方面，使该行业作为一个整体与离散制造业不同。在文献综述的基础上，本研究确定并描述了导致过程工业需要响应性的趋势，适应需求的相应解决方案，以及阻碍该行业解决方案产业化和扩散的相关挑战。该研究表明，市场需求的不确定性和波动性等趋势正在挑战过程工业开发跨多个生产水平的可重构解决方案。可重构解决方案的发展受到模块化、可集成性、协调和协作挑战的阻碍。

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Production Planning & Control 管理科学-工程：工业

CiteScore

19.30

自引率

9.60%

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审稿时长

6-12 weeks

期刊介绍： Production Planning & Control is an international journal that focuses on research papers concerning operations management across industries. It emphasizes research originating from industrial needs that can provide guidance to managers and future researchers. Papers accepted by "Production Planning & Control" should address emerging industrial needs, clearly outlining the nature of the industrial problem. Any suitable research methods may be employed, and each paper should justify the method used. Case studies illustrating international significance are encouraged. Authors are encouraged to relate their work to existing knowledge in the field, particularly regarding its implications for management practice and future research agendas.