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Introduction to Material Feeding 4.0: Strategic, Tactical, and Operational Impact

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Abstract

Mass customization, the process of producing a low-volume high-variety of products, is changing production environments. In Material Feeding (MF) this means a huge increment in the number of parts, and information, that need to be managed during the different MF activities. If companies want to get high performances from their MF activities, they need to be able to manage these changes in the best manner. Industry 4.0 technologies are introducing new opportunities to help companies in the execution and control of the MF activities. It is important for companies to be able to understand how to implement these technologies in their processes and how to take these opportunities. In order to facilitate this, in this paper the concept of Material Feeding 4.0 (MF 4.0) is presented for the first time, as Material Feeding where the Industry 4.0 technologies are introduced. The impact of the identified technologies is studied at a strategic, tactical and operational level.

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  1. Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, S P Andersens V 3, 7031, Trondheim, Norway

    Marco Simonetto & Fabio Sgarbossa

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  1. University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia

    Bojan Lalic

  2. University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia

    Vidosav Majstorovic

  3. University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia

    Ugljesa Marjanovic

  4. ZF Hungária Kft., Eger, Hungary

    Gregor von Cieminski

  5. Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico City, Mexico

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Simonetto, M., Sgarbossa, F. (2020). Introduction to Material Feeding 4.0: Strategic, Tactical, and Operational Impact. In: Lalic, B., Majstorovic, V., Marjanovic, U., von Cieminski, G., Romero, D. (eds) Advances in Production Management Systems. The Path to Digital Transformation and Innovation of Production Management Systems. APMS 2020. IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology, vol 591. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-57993-7_19

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