@article{(Open Science Index):https://publications.waset.org/pdf/17184, title = {Assessing and Improving Ramp-Up Capability }, author = {Sebastian Tschöpe and Konja Knüppel and Peter Nyhuis}, country = {}, institution = {}, abstract = {In times when product life cycles are decreasing, while market demands are increasing, manufacturing enterprises are confronted with the challenge of more frequent and more complex ramp-ups. Thus it becomes obvious that ramp-up management is going to be a topic enterprises have to focus on in the future. Since each ramp-up is unique concerning the product, the process, the technology, the circumstances and the coaction of these four factors, the knowledge of the ramp-up situation and the current ramp-up capability of the enterprise are fundamental requirements for the subsequent improvement of the ramp-up capability of the production system. In this article a methodology is going to be presented which can be used to define typical production ramp-up situations, to identify the current ramp-up capability of a production system and to improve it with respect to a specific situation. Additionally there will be a description of the functionality of a software-tool developed based on this methodology. }, journal = {International Journal of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering}, volume = {7}, number = {10}, year = {2013}, pages = {2074 - 2077}, ee = {https://publications.waset.org/pdf/17184}, url = {https://publications.waset.org/vol/82}, bibsource = {https://publications.waset.org/}, issn = {eISSN: 1307-6892}, publisher = {World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology}, index = {Open Science Index 82, 2013}, }