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dc.contributor.authorFager, Patrik
dc.contributor.authorCalzavara, Martina
dc.contributor.authorSgarbossa, Fabio
dc.date.accessioned2020-03-24T09:49:13Z
dc.date.available2020-03-24T09:49:13Z
dc.date.created2020-02-13T08:27:38Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.identifier.citationThe International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology. 2020, 106 2227-2241.en_US
dc.identifier.issn0268-3768
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11250/2648289
dc.description.abstractKitting – meaning to supply assembly with components in presorted kits – is widely seen as beneficial for assembly quality and efficiency when there is a multitude of component variants. However, the process by which kits are prepared – the kit preparation – is labour-intensive, and kit errors are problematic at assembly processes. The use of robotics to support kit preparation has received some attention by researchers, but literature is lacking with respect to how collaborative robots – cobots – can support kit preparation activities. The purpose of this paper is to identify the potential of a cobot to support time-efficient batch preparation of kits. To address the purpose, the paper presents a mathematical model for estimation of the cycle time associated with cobot-supported kit preparation. The model is applied in a numerical example with experimental data from laboratory experiments, and cobot-supported kit preparation is compared with manual kit preparation. The findings suggest that cobot-supported kit preparation is beneficial with diverse kits and smaller components quantities per SKU (Stock Keeping Unit) and provides less variability of the outcome, when compared to manual kit preparation. The paper reveals several insights about cobot-supported kit preparation that can be valuable for both academics and practitioners. The model developed can be used by practitioners to assess the potential of cobots to support kit-batch preparation in association with assembly, spare parts, repair and maintenance, or business to business industry.en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherSpringeren_US
dc.rightsNavngivelse 4.0 Internasjonal*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.no*
dc.titleModelling time efficiency of cobot-supported kit preparationen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.description.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.source.pagenumber2227-2241en_US
dc.source.volume106en_US
dc.source.journalThe International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technologyen_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s00170-019-04679-x
dc.identifier.cristin1793713
dc.description.localcodeThis article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licenseen_US
cristin.unitcode194,64,92,0
cristin.unitnameInstitutt for maskinteknikk og produksjon
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