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Production Technology:
Selection and Management
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Overview
Introduction
Proliferation of Automation
Types of Automation
Automated Production Systems
Factories of the Future
Automation in Services
Automation Issues
Deciding Among Automation Alternatives
Wrap-Up: What World-Class Producers Do
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Introduction
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Advanced Production Technology
Types of Automation
Automated Production Systems
Factories of the Future
Automation in Services
Automation Issues
Decision Approaches
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Types of Automation
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Automated Production Systems
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Volume & Variety of Products
Volume & Variety Low Volume High Repetitive High Volume Low
of products Variety Process process Variety Process
(Intermittent) (modular) (Continuous)
One or very few Project Poor strategy
units per lot (Fixed costs and
cost of changing
to other products
Very small runs, Job shop are high)
high variety
Modest runs, Disconnected
modest variety Repetitive
Long runs, Connected
modest variations Poor Strategy Repetitive
Very long runs, (High variable Continuous
changes in costs)
attributes
Equipment 5%-25% 20%-75% 70%-80%
utilization
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Process Design Depends on
Product Diversity and Batch Size
Product
Focused,
Batch
System
Cellular
Manufacturing
Process-Focused,
Job Shop
General
purpose
1000
Work cells
CIM
100 Flexible
Manufacturing Focused
System automation
10
Dedicated
automation
1
1 10 100 1000 10000 100000 1000000
Volume
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Design Products for Automation
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Material-Handling Automation
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Material Handling (continued)
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Computer-Based Systems
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Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM)
ASRS
AGV
Automated
NC
Assembly
Machining
Order Entry
CAD/CAM
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Characteristics of Factories of the Future
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Automation in Services
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Automation Issues
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Automation Questions
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Watch Out For !!!
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Managing Technological Change
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Deciding Among Automation Alternatives
Relative-Aggregate-Scores Approach
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Economic Analysis
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Rating Scale Approach
Effect on quality
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Relative-Aggregate-Scores Approach
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Wrap-Up: World-Class Practice
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