.... A structured method for evaluating the implementation of Component-Based manufacturing systems in the automotive sector is outlined in this paper. Although the Component-Based Approach (CBA) has been applied in the software industry for quite some time [1–4], it is still relatively new in the automotive sector...

... in the activities of building and operating automation systems in the domain of automation manufacturing has revealed weaknesses in current practices and in particular an inability to cope effectively with production changes. It is envisaged that a component-based approach will enable an automation system...