Intelligent Non-hierarchical Manufacturing Networks

Intelligent Non-hierarchical Manufacturing Networks......Page 2
Copy Right......Page 3
Table of Contents......Page 4
Preface......Page 13
PART 1 Strategic......Page 15
1.1. Introduction......Page 16
1.2. The increasing importance of customer-centric manufacturing networks......Page 17
1.3. Mass customization: providing an organizational structure for resilient manufacturing networks......Page 19
1.3.1. Solution space development......Page 21
1.3.2. Robust process design......Page 24
1.3.3. Choice navigation......Page 27
1.4. Conclusion......Page 29
1.6. Bibliography......Page 30
2.1. Introduction......Page 36
2.2.1. Variety and customization management......Page 37
2.2.2. Examples of product variety increase......Page 39
2.2.3. Network classification systems......Page 40
2.3. Integrated framework for customization and variety management......Page 41
2.3.1. Strategic considerations......Page 44
2.3.2. Operational considerations......Page 46
2.3.3. Network collaboration......Page 47
2.3.4. Customization/variety enablers......Page 48
2.6. Bibliography......Page 50
3.1. Introduction......Page 54
3.2. Conceptual model overview......Page 55
3.3. ORM problems......Page 57
3.4. ORM building blocks and related ORM concepts......Page 60
3.4.1. Order fulfillment strategy......Page 61
3.4.2. Order generation......Page 62
3.4.3. Order instantiation......Page 63
3.4.4. Order promising......Page 69
3.4.5. Order planning......Page 71
3.5. ORM key performance indicators......Page 73
3.6. ORM toolbox......Page 74
3.6.1. Toolbox matrix......Page 76
3.6.2. Toolbox guidelines......Page 77
3.7. ORM Web navigation tool......Page 80
3.8. Conclusions......Page 81
3.10. Bibliography......Page 83
4.1. Introduction......Page 85
4.2.1. Introduction......Page 86
4.2.2. SN simulation methods......Page 87
4.3.1. Research problems......Page 91
4.3.2. Research approach......Page 93
4.4.1 DSS dynamic view......Page 94
4.4.2 DSS static view......Page 97
4.5.2. Experiments description......Page 101
4.5.3. Simulation experiments......Page 111
4.6. Conclusions......Page 113
4.8. Bibliography......Page 114
5.1. Introduction......Page 118
5.2. Strategic decisions......Page 121
5.3. A framework for performance management......Page 123
5.3.1. A stakeholder’s centered approach......Page 126
5.3.2. A value-based approach ? the key success factors......Page 127
5.3.3. Reference process for performance management......Page 129
5.4. Conclusions......Page 131
5.6. Bibliography......Page 132
6.1. Sustainable mass customization as a winning business model......Page 135
6.2. Tools enabling the solution space development......Page 138
6.2.2. Design tools......Page 139
6.2.5. Configurator......Page 140
6.3.1. Analysis of design process: shifts introduced from mass production to sustainable mass customization......Page 141
6.3.2. Relationship between design process shifts and enabling tools......Page 144
6.4. Supporting the implementation of the tools......Page 148
6.4.1. Collect customer’s requirements tools......Page 149
6.4.3. Production technologies......Page 150
6.4.4. Assessment tool......Page 151
6.4.5. Configurator......Page 152
6.5. Managerial implications......Page 154
6.7. Bibliography......Page 155
PART 2 Tactical......Page 156
7.1. Introduction......Page 157
7.2.1. Introduction......Page 159
7.2.3. BUILD phase 1: creating a Business Community......Page 161
7.2.4. BUILD phase 2: Business Community operation......Page 167
7.2.6. BUILD phase 4: Business Community dissolution......Page 173
7.2.7. ICT support......Page 174
7.5. Bibliography......Page 175
8.1. Introduction......Page 177
8.2. Collaboration ? definition, concepts and mechanisms......Page 178
8.3. The European electronic industry EEI and collaboration challenges......Page 179
8.3.1. EEI in numbers......Page 180
8.3.2. Application segments of the European electronic industry......Page 181
8.3.3. Collaboration challenges in the European electronics industry......Page 183
8.4.1. Requirements and indicators for efficient network collaboration......Page 185
8.4.2. Network collaboration in the EEI ? application segment profiles......Page 186
8.6. Bibliography......Page 190
9.1. Introduction......Page 193
9.2.1. Collaborative networks......Page 196
9.2.3. Collaborative planning approaches......Page 197
9.3. Collaborative planning requirements......Page 200
9.4. Collaborative planning approach......Page 202
9.4.1. Aggregate collaborative planning......Page 203
9.4.2. Detailed collaborative planning......Page 206
9.4.3. Evaluating the solutions’ quality......Page 207
9.5. Conclusions......Page 209
9.7. Bibliography......Page 211
10.1. Introduction......Page 213
10.2.1. Challenges of purchasing in the machine tool and equipment industry......Page 214
10.2.3. Failure of approved coordination mechanisms......Page 216
10.3. Mini-survey ? delivery reliability in European machine tool industry......Page 217
10.3.1. Overview of the survey’s participants......Page 218
10.3.2. Main findings ? challenges in logistics......Page 219
10.3.3. A branch’s desire ? determination of costs of unpunctual deliveries......Page 220
10.4.1. Methodology for calculating the value of in-time deliveries......Page 222
10.4.2. Case study......Page 228
10.5. Summary......Page 230
10.6. Bibliography......Page 231
11.1. Introduction......Page 233
11.2.1. Elements of the SRM control loop......Page 234
11.2.2. Inputs and outputs relevant for the control loop......Page 237
11.3.1. Order management, production planning and scheduling......Page 239
11.3.2. Order execution reference processes and inter-company interfaces in the machine tool and equipment industry......Page 240
11.4. Performance evaluation indicators......Page 244
11.5. Improving supplier’s delivery reliability through incentives......Page 247
11.5.1. Incentive in the European machine tool industry......Page 248
11.5.2. A methodology for supplier incentive in machine tool industry......Page 249
11.6. Conclusions......Page 253
11.7. Bibliography......Page 254
12.1. The need to assess sustainable mass customization......Page 257
12.2. Key assumptions for the model development......Page 259
12.2.1. Lifecycle perspective......Page 260
12.2.2. Unit of analysis: the solution space......Page 261
12.3. The assessment framework......Page 262
12.3.1. The S-MC-S indicators......Page 263
12.3.2. The assessment framework......Page 271
12.4. One tool, several applications......Page 276
12.5. How to implement the assessment model......Page 279
12.7. Acknowledgments......Page 282
12.8. Bibliography......Page 283
PART 3 Operational......Page 284
13.1. Modeling and supporting decision-making in a non-hierarchical network......Page 285
13.2.1. Non-hierarchical networks......Page 288
13.2.2. Exchanging operational, tactical and strategic data......Page 290
13.3. GRAI modeling background......Page 292
13.4.2. Product development: the GRAI-Project......Page 294
13.4.3. Data exchange mapping......Page 299
13.4.4. The non-hierarchical decision-making reference model......Page 301
13.4.5. Methodology......Page 303
13.5.1. The firm: Belgium Electronics......Page 304
13.5.3. Application of the methodology......Page 307
13.5.4. An example of interviews: Chief Executive Officer Mr. Thomas Roberts......Page 309
13.6. Conclusions......Page 311
13.7. Acknowledgment......Page 312
13.8. Bibliography......Page 316
14.1. Introduction......Page 318
14.2. Collaborative processes......Page 319
14.3. Requirements on information exchanges in non-hierarchical supply networks......Page 321
14.4. Existing methods to evaluate collaborations in supply networks......Page 322
14.5.1. Evaluation scenario preparation......Page 325
14.5.2. Evaluation workshops......Page 326
14.6. Conclusion......Page 329
14.8. Bibliography......Page 330
15.1. Introduction......Page 333
15.2. Performance measurement in the Net-Challenge’s framework for performance management......Page 335
15.3.1. Strategy deployment ? the performance factors......Page 336
15.3.2. Collaboration: a key performance factor......Page 339
15.4. Performance measurement process......Page 341
15.4.1. Definition of what to measure and targets setting......Page 342
15.4.2. Setup of a measurement system......Page 344
15.4.3. Measurement and analysis of performance......Page 345
15.5. ICT platform to support performance management......Page 346
15.5.2 Data collection......Page 347
15.5.3. Review performance......Page 348
15.6. Conclusions......Page 349
15.8. Bibliography......Page 350
16.1. Introduction......Page 352
16.2. Literature review......Page 354
16.3. Event monitoring and management: perspectives from business network......Page 356
16.4. Types of events in networked business......Page 357
16.5. Collaborative event monitoring and management: an ontology-based approach......Page 359
16.5.1. Event monitoring......Page 360
16.5.2. Event management......Page 361
16.6. Collaborative event monitoring and management: a case example......Page 368
16.7. Discussion and conclusions......Page 371
16.8. Acknowledgments......Page 372
16.9. Bibliography......Page 373
17.1. Resilient networks and extended business processes execution......Page 377
17.2. Achieving extended business processes modeling and execution......Page 378
17.2.1. Interoperability concerns in resilient networks......Page 379
17.2.2. Moving from business process modeling to execution in ColNet......Page 381
17.3.1. ColNet general approach......Page 382
17.3.2. ColNet functional perspective......Page 384
17.3.3. ColNet technical description......Page 385
17.3.4. ColNet roles......Page 387
17.4.1. Ecosystem configuration and management......Page 388
17.4.2. Supporting Gheprix network lifecycle......Page 391
17.6. Acknowledgments......Page 395
17.7. Bibliography......Page 396
18.1. Introduction......Page 397
18.2.1. IT solutions for the coordination of order transaction processes......Page 398
18.2.2. Implementation level of IT-based procurement in machine tool industry......Page 401
18.3. Necessity of standards for secure communication in non-hierarchical networks......Page 402
18.3.1. Characteristics of non-hierarchical manufacturing networks......Page 403
18.3.2. Standards in secure electronic communication......Page 404
18.4.1. Generic security issues in electronic business processes......Page 406
18.4.2. Storage issues......Page 409
18.5. Electronic data interchange......Page 410
18.5.1. EDI: legally binding communication in a non-hierarchical production network......Page 411
18.5.3. Checklist technical annex......Page 413
18.5.4. Simple multilateral EDI in non-hierarchical networks......Page 414
18.6. Summary......Page 415
18.7. Bibliography......Page 417
List of Authors......Page 421
Index......Page 425