Advances in Manufacturing Technology Proceedings of the First National Conference on Production Research

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: McGoldrick, P. F. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Boston, MA Springer US 1986, 1986
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • An Evaluation
  • MRP II: Road to Success or Ruin?
  • Production and Inventory Control: Effect of Sales Promotion
  • JIT with Symphony
  • Proved Sequence Planning
  • Cutting-Pattern Enumeration on a Microcomputer: A Case Study
  • Computer Integrated Manufacture
  • Evolutionary Design of Computer-Integrated Manufacturing Systems
  • A CIM System for Foundries
  • Computer-Aided Design of Form-Rolls
  • Computer-Integrated Manufacture for Cold Roll Forming
  • Software Structures for Computer-Integrated Manufacture
  • Cell Manufacture
  • A Solution to Machine Group Analysis Employing Auxiliary Cell Formation
  • A Methodology for Forming Group Technology Cells in Advanced Manufacturing Systems
  • Flexibility in the Design and Application of Component Coding and Classification Systems
  • Assembly
  • A Review of Current Developments
  • Production Costing
  • Economic Advantages of Group Assembly
  • A Comparison Between the Operating Costs and Characteristics of Flexible Manufacturing Systems and Conventional Manufacture
  • Microcomputer Spreadsheets: A New Concept in Decision Making
  • Flexible Assembly Cell Design
  • Automatic Rotary Table Assembly Machines — Prediction Techniques for Output Rates and Efficiency Levels
  • Automatic Rotary Table Assembly Machines — Delay and Make Right or Combine and Reject
  • Quality and Measurement
  • The Way Forward from Statistical Process Control
  • Establishing Effect of Machine Tool Errors on Accuracy of Turned Components
  • Implementation of Quality-Assurance Systems in Small Companies
  • The Surface Topography Produced by Deep Drilling Operations
  • A Microcomputer-Based Quality Control Monitor for a High-Speed Cold-Heading Machine
  • Simulation
  • Manufacturing Cell Machine/Manning Performance Simulation by Using CAPS/ECSL
  • Computer-Assisted Digital Simulation of an FMS by Using Graphics
  • Simulation Improves Short-Term Planning in Large-Batch Manufacturing Industry
  • Development of FMS Operations Procedures with Simulation
  • Simulation Model of the Plunge Centreless Grinding Process
  • Robotics
  • An Artless Attempt to Collect Quality-Related Costs
  • Aspects of Life-Cycle Costs of an Asset
  • Technology Change
  • Managing Engineering Change
  • Impact of NC Machinery on Manufacturing Industry
  • Difficulties in Implementing Advanced Manufacturing Technology in Small Manufacturing Companies
  • Work Design
  • A Comparative Study of the Lateral Work Activities of Three Production Managers in the UK Manufacturing Industry and the Implications for Training Production Managers
  • Manufacturing System Performance and Management in some Scottish Electronics Companies
  • Organizational Choice in Work Design
  • Ergonomic Design of Industrial Sewing Machines
  • Process Planning
  • A System to Aid Design by Planning Manufacturing Operations
  • A Microcomputer-Aided Interactive Process Planning and Estimation System for Use in a Jobbing Foundry
  • Process Specification for Flexible Manufacture
  • A Tool for Welding Robot Adaptive Programming and Simulation
  • A CAD/CAM System for Complex Path Trajectory Generation for a Robot
  • Supervisory Control of Single Axis Controllers for Modular Robotic Systems Using a Serial Interface
  • Feasibility Study into Use of Laser Scanning Measuring Device and Robot as Flexible Inspection Station
  • Teaching and Training
  • Integration of New Technology with the Aid of Educational and Training Videos
  • A Flexible Manufacturing Facility for Teaching and Development of Advanced Manufacturing Techniques
  • Low Cost Control for a Flexible Manufacturing Cell
  • Linking Computer-Based Instruction and Simulators: Adjunct Training
  • Design
  • The Computer-Aided Design of Production Tooling -