Implementing Flexible Manufacturing Systems
โ Scribed by Nigel R. Greenwood (auth.)
- Publisher
- Macmillan Education UK
- Year
- 1988
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 293
- Category
- Library
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Table of Contents
Front Matter....Pages i-xiv
An Introduction to Flexible Manufacturing....Pages 1-23
Some Examples of Flexible Manufacturing....Pages 24-54
Project Structure and Management....Pages 55-80
The Components....Pages 81-92
The Processes....Pages 93-115
Material Handling....Pages 116-138
Computer Simulation....Pages 139-157
Computer Control Systems....Pages 158-183
Communications....Pages 184-201
Financial Justification....Pages 202-217
Installation and Commissioning....Pages 218-236
Factors Likely to Influence the Development of FMS....Pages 237-263
Back Matter....Pages 264-279
โฆ Subjects
Engineering Economics, Organization, Logistics, Marketing; Manufacturing, Machines, Tools
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