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Making manufacturing cells work

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This practical guide offers an effective, broad-based approach to flexible manufacturing cells (FMCs) planning and implementation, enabling plant managers and engineers to maximize FMC's ability to enhance product quality and reduce manufacturing time and inventory. Drawing from their own succe...

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Other Authors: Nyman, Lee R.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY McGraw Hill 1992
Subjects:
Production control > Automation
Flexible manufacturing systems
Computer integrated manufacturing systems
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Table of Contents:
  • An FMC strategy begins with the customer
  • Making FMCs pay their way
  • Assessing the organization impacts
  • FMC project organization
  • Macro facility planning
  • Conceptual development of an FMC
  • Evaluating alternative FMCs
  • Selling the concept to top management
  • Applying technology
  • Material handling and storage
  • Industrial robots: steel-collar workers in flexible manufacturing
  • Quality
  • Control systems
  • Conducting detail design
  • Equipment specification and requests for proposals
  • The vendor selection process
  • Installing FMCs
  • Auditing cell performance
  • Upgrading FMCs into FMSs and CIM systems
  • Future trends for FMCs
  • Case studies in cellular manufacturing

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