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Industrial Engineering Foundations
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Chapter273ChapterMANUFACTURINGSYSTEMS3.1 INTRODUCTIONThe operation and performance of a manufacturing system depend heavily on its physical layout, and this physical layout varies significantly from one firm to the next. The ability to recognize the dominant form of a manufacturing system of an enterprise and its layout is an important first step for analyzing, assessing, and applying appropriate controls and improvement plans.The nature of a company’s manufacturing system depends on many factors. The size of the fi rm, the type of products, production volume, and the diversity of the products infl uence the adoption of a particular organization for its manufacturing resources. Over the last several decades, owing to signifi cant advances in automation, robotics, sensing technology, and computer science, manufacturing systems have been revolutionized and fully automated, fl exible, and many forms of computer-integrated manufacturing plants have emerged. Nevertheless, a signifi cant proportion of products is still manufactured in the conventional form, although more and more older machinery is being replaced with advanced precision equipment. Being familiar with both traditional and modern manufacturing systems is essential for industrial engineers.
© 2016 Walter de Gruyter GmbH, Berlin/Boston

Chapter273ChapterMANUFACTURINGSYSTEMS3.1 INTRODUCTIONThe operation and performance of a manufacturing system depend heavily on its physical layout, and this physical layout varies significantly from one firm to the next. The ability to recognize the dominant form of a manufacturing system of an enterprise and its layout is an important first step for analyzing, assessing, and applying appropriate controls and improvement plans.The nature of a company’s manufacturing system depends on many factors. The size of the fi rm, the type of products, production volume, and the diversity of the products infl uence the adoption of a particular organization for its manufacturing resources. Over the last several decades, owing to signifi cant advances in automation, robotics, sensing technology, and computer science, manufacturing systems have been revolutionized and fully automated, fl exible, and many forms of computer-integrated manufacturing plants have emerged. Nevertheless, a signifi cant proportion of products is still manufactured in the conventional form, although more and more older machinery is being replaced with advanced precision equipment. Being familiar with both traditional and modern manufacturing systems is essential for industrial engineers.
© 2016 Walter de Gruyter GmbH, Berlin/Boston

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. CONTENTS vii
  3. Preface xiii
  4. Chapter 1 Introduction 1
  5. Chapter 2 Organizational Structure 7
  6. Chapter 3 Manufacturing Systems 27
  7. Chapter 4 Classification and Coding 47
  8. Chapter 5 Sequencing and Scheduling of Operations 59
  9. Chapter 6 Forecasting 97
  10. Chapter 7 Statistical Quality Control 115
  11. Chapter 8 Facility Location 161
  12. Chapter 9 System Reliability 195
  13. Chapter 10 Queueing Theory 217
  14. Chapter 11 Application of Principles 227
  15. Appendices 237
  16. Bibliography 257
  17. Index 261
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Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. CONTENTS vii
  3. Preface xiii
  4. Chapter 1 Introduction 1
  5. Chapter 2 Organizational Structure 7
  6. Chapter 3 Manufacturing Systems 27
  7. Chapter 4 Classification and Coding 47
  8. Chapter 5 Sequencing and Scheduling of Operations 59
  9. Chapter 6 Forecasting 97
  10. Chapter 7 Statistical Quality Control 115
  11. Chapter 8 Facility Location 161
  12. Chapter 9 System Reliability 195
  13. Chapter 10 Queueing Theory 217
  14. Chapter 11 Application of Principles 227
  15. Appendices 237
  16. Bibliography 257
  17. Index 261
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