Abstract
Spread of the Jidoka concept can be phrased as a trend at the production of electronic products. In most of the cases, with the application of this concept, the development of testing procedures (for quality assurance purposes) of the finished products can be avoided. In those cases, when the production process of the appropriate quality product cannot be implemented safely for the establishment of the product testing process (following the production process), changing the number of variety products, change of requirements concerning the electronic products (e.g., instructions related to energy consumption, noise level) and the variation of the required testing capacity make the modification of the established testing process necessary. The implementation of related plans often leads to problems (e.g., not the appropriate storage area, material flow process or material handling equipment having been chosen). The method of process configuration affects the sustainability, since the poorly established process can lead to additional usage of non-renewable natural resources and unjustified environmental impact. For one of the tools of Industry 4.0, we developed such a state-of-the-art testing method with the use of simulation modelling by which the change of testing process can be effectively examined and evaluated, thus we can prevent the unnecessary planning failures. The application of the developed method is also shown through a case study.
Highlights
Nowadays, companies can remain competitive, which, besides low unit costs, are able to satisfy individual customer needs [1,2]
As a result of digitalization hallmarked by the fourth industrial revolution, more and more accurate data become available, the application of the simulation modelling technology is becoming more and more effective
We described that the replanning of the testing process of the electronic products can become necessary in several cases
Summary
Companies can remain competitive, which, besides low unit costs, are able to satisfy individual customer needs [1,2]. Minimization of material handling path and the size of inter-operational storage areas at the establishment of testing process (smaller area is required for performing the given activity, the usage of non-renewal natural resources needed for infrastructural investments decreases). The application of the simulation modelling technology can provide a substantial support for one of the tools of Industry 4.0 at the establishment of testing process because of the increasing complexity. As the result of the increase of the cohesion between information technology and the automation of the cyber-physics systems being developed, brought us the beginning of a new era, i.e., the fourth industrial revolution [20,21,22]. Appearance of a lot of tools can be connected to the fourth industrial revolution With their application, the production and service companies have newer opportunities [23,24]. Machine learning: The machine learning is one branch of the Artificial Intelligence (AI), which deals with such systems able to learn, i.e., they generate knowledge from experience [38,39]
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