... challenges to the assembly system configuration design since the higher cost can be incurred if the assembly line suitable for future products is very different from that for the current products. The major challenges include (1) the estimation of reconfiguration cost, (2) unavailability of probability...

... Reconfigurable meso-Milling Machine Tools (RRmMTs) have not been reported in the literature. Therefore, the viability of the proposed design methodology is demonstrated herein via the design test case of a new PKM-based RRmMT that can attain the high feed-rates required in meso-milling. An RMT design...