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Design methodology for production systems retrofit in SMEs

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  • Marcos Pueo
  • Jorge Santolaria
  • Raquel Acero
  • Jorge Sierra-Pérez

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Investment in the productive systems of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the manufacturing sector is usually quite limited. For this reason, normal practice is to apply minor developments internally or upgrade equipment as it becomes obsolete to increase their productive capacity and competitiveness at a lower cost. However, the work team, mostly made up of engineers, does not usually have experience in the use of design methodologies but also they are often familiar with the functioning of various design and quality-management tools. This paper presents a clear and simple design methodology that facilitates the development of adaptations to items of equipment that might be considered one-off products. It includes a selection of design tools that are, according to the literature on the subject, the most common and best-known among engineers, and which are also best-suited to the environment of an SME. The design methodology was validated experimentally with the upgrading of a gear-rolling tester installed on the premises of an SME in the sector. The recommended techniques and tools were satisfactory applied opening the possibilities for further application of the methodology in similar machine’s upgrades in the future.

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  • Marcos Pueo & Jorge Santolaria & Raquel Acero & Jorge Sierra-Pérez, 2020. "Design methodology for production systems retrofit in SMEs," International Journal of Production Research, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 58(14), pages 4306-4324, July.
  • Handle: RePEc:taf:tprsxx:v:58:y:2020:i:14:p:4306-4324
    DOI: 10.1080/00207543.2019.1651460
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