Michael F. Zaeh - Böcker

The changing manufacturing environment requires more responsive and adaptable manufacturing systems. The theme of the 5th International Conference on Changeable, Agile, Reconfigurable and Virtual production (CARV2013) is "Enabling Manufacturing Competitiveness and Economic Sustainability. Leading edge research and best implementation practices and experiences, which address these important issues and challenges, are presented. The proceedings include advances in manufacturing systems design, planning, evaluation, control and evolving paradigms such as mass customization, personalization, changeability, re-configurability and flexibility. New and important concepts such as the dynamic product families and platforms, co-evolution of products and systems, and methods for enhancing manufacturing systems' economic sustainability and prolonging their life to produce more than one product generation are treated. Enablers of change in manufacturing systems, production volume and capability, scalability and managing the volatility of markets, competition among global enterprises and the increasing complexity of products, manufacturing systems and management strategies are discussed. Industry challenges and future directions for research and development needed to help both practitioners and academicians are presented.About the EditorProf. Dr.-Ing. Michael F. Zaeh, born in 1963, has been and is Professor for and Manufacturing Technology since 2002 and, together with Prof. Dr.-Ing. Gunther Reinhart, Head of the Institute for Machine Tools and Industrial Management (iwb) at the Technische Universitaet Muenchen (TUM). After studying general mechanical engineering, he was doctoral candidate under Prof. Dr.-Ing. Joachim Milberg at TUM from 1990 until 1993 and received his doctorate in 1993. From 1994 to 1995, he was department leader under Prof. Dr.-Ing. Gunther Reinhart. From 1996 to 2002, he worked for a machine tool manufacturer in several positions, most recently as a member of the extended management.Prof. Dr.-Ing. Michael F. Zaeh is an associated member of the CIRP and member of acatech, WGP and WLP. His current researches include among others Joining and Cutting Technologies like Laser Cutting and Welding as well as Friction Stir Welding, Structural Behaviour and Energy Efficiency of Machine Tools and Manufacturing Processes like Additive Manufacturing.

The changing manufacturing environment requires more responsive and adaptable manufacturing systems. The theme of the 5th International Conference on Changeable, Agile, Reconfigurable and Virtual production (CARV2013) is "Enabling Manufacturing Competitiveness and Economic Sustainability. Leading edge research and best implementation practices and experiences, which address these important issues and challenges, are presented. The proceedings include advances in manufacturing systems design, planning, evaluation, control and evolving paradigms such as mass customization, personalization, changeability, re-configurability and flexibility. New and important concepts such as the dynamic product families and platforms, co-evolution of products and systems, and methods for enhancing manufacturing systems' economic sustainability and prolonging their life to produce more than one product generation are treated. Enablers of change in manufacturing systems, production volume and capability, scalability and managing the volatility of markets, competition among global enterprises and the increasing complexity of products, manufacturing systems and management strategies are discussed. Industry challenges and future directions for research and development needed to help both practitioners and academicians are presented.About the EditorProf. Dr.-Ing. Michael F. Zaeh, born in 1963, has been and is Professor for and Manufacturing Technology since 2002 and, together with Prof. Dr.-Ing. Gunther Reinhart, Head of the Institute for Machine Tools and Industrial Management (iwb) at the Technische Universitaet Muenchen (TUM). After studying general mechanical engineering, he was doctoral candidate under Prof. Dr.-Ing. Joachim Milberg at TUM from 1990 until 1993 and received his doctorate in 1993. From 1994 to 1995, he was department leader under Prof. Dr.-Ing. Gunther Reinhart. From 1996 to 2002, he worked for a machine tool manufacturer in several positions, most recently as a member of the extended management.Prof. Dr.-Ing. Michael F. Zaeh is an associated member of the CIRP and member of acatech, WGP and WLP. His current researches include among others Joining and Cutting Technologies like Laser Cutting and Welding as well as Friction Stir Welding, Structural Behaviour and Energy Efficiency of Machine Tools and Manufacturing Processes like Additive Manufacturing.

Der gesellschaftliche Trend zur Individualisierung ist allgegenwärtig. Von Handy über Automobil bis Werkzeugmaschine spielt die Erfüllung der verschiedensten Kundenwünsche eine immer bedeutendere Rolle. Die Herstellung solcher kundenindividueller Produkte erfordert zunehmend neue, angepasste Produktionsstrukturen und Herstellungsverfahren. In diesem Buch beleuchten führende Experten der Produktionstechnik in Deutschland die Folgen und praktischen Ausprägungen dieser Strömung für die produzierenden Unternehmen und stellen wissenschaftliche Lösungsansätze vor. Damit bietet das Buch neben einem Überblick über die Forschungslandschaft, Hilfestellung zur Bewältigung und Umsetzung des genannten Trends der immer weiteren Kundenindividualisierung und legt dar, wie diese als Marktchance begriffen werden kann. Gleichzeitig ehrt dieses Werk mit Herrn Professor Joachim Milberg einen Vorreiter dieser Entwicklung, der das Thema sowohl von wissenschaftlicher als auch von praktischer Seite maßgeblich geprägt hat.

Dieses Buch richtet sich an Unternehmen, die individualisierte Produkte anbieten oder anbieten wollen. Fragestellungen zur Entwicklung, zur Produktion und zur Auftragsabwicklung individualisierter Produkte als Element der Unternehmensstrategie werden behandelt. Die Beherrschung der Komplexität steht dabei im Mittelpunkt. Produktindividualisierung kann neue Wachstums- und Ertragspotenziale erschließen, ist aber auch mit Risiken und Problemstellungen verbunden, die abgewogen werden müssen. Individualisierte Produkte und die damit verbundene Orientierung am Kunden und seinen spezifischen Bedürfnissen erfordern neue Wertschöpfungskonzepte in allen Unternehmensbereichen, denn die Komplexität der Anforderungen steigt überproportional.  Detailliert werden Strategien und Konzepte für das kundenindividuelle Marketing, die Entwicklung flexibler Produktstrukturen, die Anpassung von Produkten an den einzelnen Kunden und die Planung kundenspezifischer Fertigungsprozesse und die Planung wandlungsfähiger Produktionseinrichtungen diskutiert. Außerdem werden geeignete Fertigungsverfahren für individualisierte Produkte sowie Methoden zur Bewertung der durch die Produktindividualisierung entstehenden Kosten besprochen. Praxisbeispiele zeigen die schon heute umgesetzten Ansätze zur Variantenvielfalt und Produktindividualisierung. Das Buch unterstützt den Entscheider bei der Einführung einer Individualisierungsstrategie. Es bietet einen repräsentativen Querschnitt möglicher Konzepte und verstetzt betroffene Unternehmen in die Lage, die für sie jeweils relevanten Konzepte umzusetzen.