Human Aspects of Advanced Manufacturing最新文献

{"title":"How Singapore’s Manufacturing Small and Medium Size Enterprises Embrace Industry 4.0","authors":"T. Menkhoff, Gopalakrishnan Surianarayanan","doi":"10.54941/ahfe1003516","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.54941/ahfe1003516","url":null,"abstract":"Industry 4.0 adoption is expected to profoundly impact the entire spectrum of industries, especially in manufacturing. By using a confluence of automation, data, and digitalisation, Industry 4.0 aims to radically transform how organisations operate presently while increasing productivity, enhancing flexibility, reducing costs, and improving efficiency. More companies are strategically embracing Industry 4.0 approaches to leverage opportunities arising from newly connected computers and increasingly autonomous automation systems (e.g., robotics), equipped with intelligent machine learning algorithms that control the robotics without much human input. In these 'smart' factories, cyber-physical systems (i.e., independently operating systems that self-optimize and communicate with each other, and ultimately optimize production) monitor the physical manufacturing processes and play an increasingly important role in terms of decision-making. Industry 4.0 signifies three mutually interconnected factors, namely digitisation and integration of any technical-economic networks, digitisation of products and services, and new market models. At the core of this new smart manufacturing paradigm is the Internet of Things that drives the conversion of traditional factories into a 'smart' manufacturing environment called \"Industry 4.0\", resulting in an increasingly intelligent, connected, and autonomous factory with dynamic capabilities. Smart manufacturing technologies include big data processing, machine learning, advanced robotics, cloud computing, sensors technology, additive manufacturing, and augmented reality. By using predictive big data analytics, deep learning, or sentiment/image analysis, business leaders can identify patterns and trends in vast reams of big data. It allows them to make 'smarter' decisions (e.g., about the loss of customers or the necessary service inspection of equipment) and potentially to become more competitive in real-time. Based on case study research on small manufacturing firms in Singapore, we explore how local SMEs adopt Industry 4.0 solutions. We shed light on the drivers and barriers of Industry 4.0 adoption to better understand current business dynamics, potential human issues, focus areas, and initiatives to smoothen this implementation. The study is part of a wider Industry 4.0 study of key specialists and decision-makers across Government agencies, Institutes of Higher Learnings, suppliers of Industry 4.0 technology, business associations, etc. Technology push by the Government with robust funding and training support, skilled labour shortages including imported labour dependence, productivity issues and the pressure to innovate business models due to increased competition are propelling SMEs to adopt Industry 4.0. Some challenges include high investment costs, ROI concerns as well as capability and mindset issues. The paper contributes to the minimal Asian management literature about Industry 4.0 matters in Asian SMEs.","PeriodicalId":363648,"journal":{"name":"Human Aspects of Advanced Manufacturing","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129477298","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Life cycle opportunity based on implementation of Quality Management Systems","authors":"P. Krolas, Janne Heilala","doi":"10.54941/ahfe1003508","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.54941/ahfe1003508","url":null,"abstract":"Mico and macro environment creates opportunities and threats for the organization. Enterprise identifies the opportunities to take advantage for the business either intentionally or unintentionally. Organization which focused on taking advantage from the opportunities increase the chance of taking advantage of them. Opportunity is understood as a favorable situation for the subject of action. The ability to use the opportunity creates a framework for establishing cooperation between the company and the client. `The article presents a theoretical and practical approach to the opportunity. The theoretical part presents the idea of the opportunity, meaning and its importance for the organization. The paper presents life cycle opportunity which creates framework for establishing cooperation between supplier and a client. The practical part shows a case study based on the development and implementation of a Quality Management Systems in a selected organization. The work done for the organization has been assessed by the external certification body. Implementation of Quality Management Systems enabled to establishment a long-term cooperation based on annual action that should be taken according to the selected elements of ISO systems.","PeriodicalId":363648,"journal":{"name":"Human Aspects of Advanced Manufacturing","volume":"45 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127097361","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Human Factor Analysis in Robotic and Autonomous Systems for Military Applications","authors":"Hae-In Lee, Seokwon Lee, Hyo-Sang Shin, A. Tsourdos, S. Fletcher","doi":"10.54941/ahfe1003520","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.54941/ahfe1003520","url":null,"abstract":"This paper aims to provide a human factor guidance for developing robotic and autonomous systems (RAS) in military applications. A systematic literature review was conducted to identify key aspects to characterise RAS teamed up with human operators, answering the two research questions: i) what the various characteristics of RAS that involve human roles are, and ii) how the characteristics of RAS affect human requirements. Using Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) framework, state-of-the-art researches on RAS are classified based on different characteristics, such as application context, RAS type, level of autonomy, network architecture, operational environment, and interface. Then, the effect of the RAS characteristics on human requirements is analysed by identifying their relationships. Direct relationship is established with respect to the level of autonomy, requiring trust, intelligibility, understandability, and obtrusiveness for human requirements. RAS application context and other characteristics indirectly contribute to different human requirements, by requiring or supporting different levels of autonomy. This study concludes with discussion points to be taken forward, identifies research gaps in current methodologies, and suggests future research directions. Key challenges identified for future research include interactions with human, integration to existing systems, asymmetries in level of autonomy, and validation and verification of different subsystems.","PeriodicalId":363648,"journal":{"name":"Human Aspects of Advanced Manufacturing","volume":"9 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122434484","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Contribution of Additive Manufacturing in the Design of Inclusive Prostheses","authors":"E. Rossi","doi":"10.54941/ahfe1003526","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.54941/ahfe1003526","url":null,"abstract":"Prostheses are fundamental tools to improve the quality of life of people with physical impairments. However, the way prostheses are designed and produced follows traditional design and manufacturing processes tied to conventional industrial methods. Additive manufacturing (AM) technologies employed through inclusive-oriented design angles can support designers in the creation of enabling – re: inclusive – medical solutions helping patients to live better whilst mitigating the social stigma of living with a medical device in replace of a body part. The inclusive design and production of transradial prostheses using AM is examined in this paper, as well as the effects that the change from conventional manufacturing methods is having on the procurement process, the potential for design developments, and how these affect the perceptions of users and society. Research was done into some relevant case studies of transradial prostheses in order to comprehend how AM was being employed and how Inclusive Design practices can improve AM processes.This study demonstrates how the combination of Inclusive Design and AM has benefited the creation of enabling upper limb prosthesis in numerous ways. Some features include the fact that the availability of AM technologies (i.e., printers) allows for the production of prostheses at lower costs and in remote places with quicker turnaround times and less highly trained workers than traditional methods. General discussions on the suitability of using an Inclusive Design angle for AM are included at the end of the work.","PeriodicalId":363648,"journal":{"name":"Human Aspects of Advanced Manufacturing","volume":"238 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133799825","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"“We don’t need ergonomics anymore, we need psychology!” – the human analysis needed for human-robot collaboration","authors":"S. Fletcher, Iveta Eimontaite, P. Webb, N. Lohse","doi":"10.54941/ahfe1003521","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.54941/ahfe1003521","url":null,"abstract":"Human labour has always been essential in manufacturing and, still, no machine or robot can replace innate human complex physical (dexterity) and cognitive (reasoning) skills. Understandably, industry has constantly sought new automation technologies and largely only concerned itself with physical health and safety issues to improve / maintain production processes, but these industrial engineering approaches have largely overshadowed our understanding of wider social and emotional issues that can also significantly impact on human-system performance and wellbeing. In the current climate, industrial automation is rapidly increasing and crucial to manufacturing competitiveness, and requires greater, closer human interaction. Consequently, people’s cognitive-affective abilities have never been more critical and there has never been a more important time to thoroughly understand them. Moreover, industrial engineers are themselves now more aware and interested in understanding how people can better perform tasks in collaboration with intelligent automation and robotics. This paper describes why industry is only now realising the need for psychology, how far research has advanced our knowledge, and how a major UK project is working to develop new human behaviour models to improve effectiveness in the design of human-robot interactions in modern production processes. As one recent anecdotal comment from a UK industrialist set out: “we don’t need ergonomics anymore – our industrial engineers can do that, we need psychology”!","PeriodicalId":363648,"journal":{"name":"Human Aspects of Advanced Manufacturing","volume":"519 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116252086","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Automatic generation technology of dimension chain considering assembly characteristics","authors":"Yang Zeng, Xiaojun Liu, Jindan Feng, Jinshan Liu, Yang Yi","doi":"10.54941/ahfe1003523","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.54941/ahfe1003523","url":null,"abstract":"Aiming at the deviation transfer path problem in assembly tolerance analysis, a method of automatically searching the assembly dimension chain is proposed, which first uses various types of information units to express the key information required for dimension chain generation, establishes the assembly accuracy information model, constructs the part order constraint association matrix and tolerance feature association matrix on the basis of considering the multiple assembly order and multiple parallel constraints in the actual assembly process, and generate assembly relationship transfer diagram. At the same time, the traditional shortest path algorithm is optimized by using the small root stack structure in combination with the transfer diagram application scenario, and the assembly dimension chain is obtained by local search of the transfer diagram according to the assembly order and the customized constraint selection rules. Based on the Qt application development framework and the OpenCASCADE graphics library, the prototype system is developed and verified, proving that the method can effectively improve the efficiency of the automatic dimensional chain search, and the generated dimensional chains are more consistent with the actual assembly process planning.","PeriodicalId":363648,"journal":{"name":"Human Aspects of Advanced Manufacturing","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124976231","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Understanding human factors to improve occupational safety in manufacturing: a case study","authors":"Lucia Botti, Maniva Oliva, R. Melloni","doi":"10.54941/ahfe1002685","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.54941/ahfe1002685","url":null,"abstract":"This paper investigates how the deviation of an industrial process from its optimal productivity, maintenance, and quality levels can lead to safety issues. An integrated approach was developed in 2021 to analyze the correlation between safety deficiencies and process inefficiencies. In this study, the proposed approach was adopted, aiming to identify potential connections between the safety issues that emerged from the previous investigations and the process inefficiencies. A case study describes the application of the proposed approach in an Italian company leader in the production of boilers for domestic and industrial heating and cooling systems. The findings show that the joint analysis of the results from the investigations in the proposed approach allows understanding the human factors in the investigated manufacturing process, i.e. the environmental, organizational, and job factors, and the human and individual characteristics which influence behavior at work in a way which can affect occupational safety.","PeriodicalId":363648,"journal":{"name":"Human Aspects of Advanced Manufacturing","volume":"11 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121499686","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Implementation Strategies for Intelligent Systems to Support Manufacturing Planning: Recommended Actions to Avoid Failure","authors":"Florens L. Burgert, Anton Caspar Boehme, Marisa Schirmer, N. Steireif, Susanne Mütze Niewöhner","doi":"10.54941/ahfe1003511","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.54941/ahfe1003511","url":null,"abstract":"In many manufacturing enterprises, manufacturing planning for the production of complex components is carried out by using CAM systems (CAM: Computer-Aided Manufacturing) (Bi and Wang, 2020). The increasing complexity and individualization of components, tools and machines lead to new requirements for manufacturing planning and CAM systems (Suhl and Isenberg, 2019; Jayasekara et al., 2019). Providers of CAx systems and researchers are currently working on the further development of conventional support systems by incorporating artificial intelligence (AI) applications (e.g. Dripke et al., 2017).AI-based, intelligent support systems are intended to enable employees to perform the increasingly complex process of manufacturing planning quickly and efficiently (cf. Burgert et al., 2022). At the same time, studies in Germany (e.g. Lundborg and Gull, 2021; Merkel-Kiss and von Garrel, 2022) indicate that available AI-based systems are generally rather used with restraint, especially by SMEs, or not used effectively, e.g., due to acceptance issues. Since a successful implementation of these systems requires appropriate strategies (Kletti, 2007; cf. Bellantuono et al., 2021; cf. Kovrigin and Vasiliev, 2020), insufficient implementation strategies could be a reason for the restraint. However, existing implementation strategies within the application context of manufacturing planning do not specifically focus on intelligent support systems, but rather on conventional digital ones in general. This paper addresses the research question of how to design an implementation strategy for intelligent support systems for manufacturing planning to ensure a successful implementation for the long term.First, a systematic literature review was conducted to identify success factors and corresponding recommendations for action in the context of implementation strategies for digital support systems in manufacturing. The recommendations for action were aggregated into 27 recommendations within the categories organization, people, technology, and data. Second, 31 experts with experience in implementing support systems in a corporate context were asked to assess the importance of these recommendations for action for the successful implementation of intelligent support systems for manufacturing planning in an online questionnaire. The questionnaire also included the assignment of the recommendations for action to five phases of a generic implementation model. Additional suggestions based on the participants' own professional experience could be added.In this paper, the methodological approaches and the results of the literature review as well as the empirical study within the context of intelligent support systems for manufacturing planning are presented. The results show, e.g., that most of the recommendations concern the interaction with the employees affected. Furthermore, many of the recommended actions are important for most or even all phases of an implementation process","PeriodicalId":363648,"journal":{"name":"Human Aspects of Advanced Manufacturing","volume":"204 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133731476","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Suitability of Sustainable 3D-Printing in the field of Yacht Design: Houseboats for Student Communities and Tourism","authors":"Massimo Di Nicolantonio","doi":"10.54941/ahfe1003525","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.54941/ahfe1003525","url":null,"abstract":"Issue relating the vertiginous growth of population, the effects caused by climate change fall-out, as ground consuption represents an important opportunity for the design research community. The adoption of sustainable strategies to solve the problem of high densification of the existing urban fabric with new public functions, housing or tourist accommodation, can introduce new experimentations, by the adoption of unused “ground”, through the application of solutions with low environmental impact and controlled consumption of energy and resources, different contexts such as water. Living on water qualifies as a long-established reality in the contemporary contexts, and many cultures, a global widespread heritage. At the same time, mobility on waterways is a formidable cultural and economic challenge: a developing model based exploring on the alliance between the experimentation of the nautical product and an environmental reflection conducted in terms of enhancing marine, river and lake environments. As the vision suggest, designers provide to develop innovative and futuristic housing models at various scales of intervention. Among the possible interventions, this design research explored the concept of sustainable 3D printed houseboats taking care of diversified target, like student communities or tourists, being careful to ergonomics, safety, enhancement of the natural heritage; the case study focused on using 3D printing production processes using natural fibers, and how the entire process can contribute to to define new interpretative models, new product morphologies, new languages. The result presented in the document provides evidence and validity on the use of sustainable 3D printing production processes for sustainable products, as a good opportunity and intelligent solution adaptable to the conditions imposed by a specific context, with the aim of opening new avenues of research for the design community.","PeriodicalId":363648,"journal":{"name":"Human Aspects of Advanced Manufacturing","volume":"24 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116807823","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Design for the combination of additive manufacturing parts with products already developed – An hybrid design approach","authors":"Álvaro M. Sampaio, Carina Lopes, Adriana Santos, André Lima, António J. Pontes","doi":"10.54941/ahfe1003524","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.54941/ahfe1003524","url":null,"abstract":"The geometric freedom allowed by additive manufacturing (AM) has driven the development of products based on human-centric design through functional and aesthetic customization. The combination of personalised AM parts with products already developed is a disruptive and flexible approach that may create optimized product-user interactions. For this, critical comprehension on the manufacturing process is required to ensure appropriate mechanical connection between the new and existing components of the product. This paper addresses a method for product optimization based on this hybrid design approach. A specific case of a musical instrument that was redesigned for greater ergonomic compatibility with users was considered to describe the sequential development steps.","PeriodicalId":363648,"journal":{"name":"Human Aspects of Advanced Manufacturing","volume":"18 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134473000","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}