Strategic Action Line LI4: High Efficiency and Zero Defect

The objective of this chapter is to describe the strategic action line related to high efficiency and zero defect production (LI4). In particular, this chapter proposes research and innovation priorities aimed at studying models for efficiency in terms of: zero-defect technologies designed to reduce non-conformances, monitoring processes during the various phases like quality management, maintenance and internal logistics of a manufacturing system, upgrading and improving the capacity of equipment and industrial goods; robustness/flexibility as the capacity to face disruptions, due to the precarious supply of incoming materials and parts, and to the specific properties of the material (anisotropy, low rigidity, etc.); smart systems for optimized use of available resources (equipment, human operator, knowledge) and for the control and management of production systems through models (CPS, empirical models, etc.).