Overview

Group Technology and Cellular Manufacturing (GT/CM) have been widely-researched areas in the past 15 years and much progress has been made in all branches of GT/CM. Resulting from this research activity has been a proliferation of techniques for part-machine grouping, engineering data bases, expert system-based design methods for identifying part families, new analytical and simulation tools for evaluating performance of cells, new types of cell incorporating robotics and flexible automation, team-based approaches for organizing the work force and much more; however, the field lacks a careful compilation of this research and its outcomes. The editors of this book have commissioned leading researchers and implementers to prepare specific treatments of topics for their special areas of expertise in this broad-based philosophy of manufacturing. The editors have sought to be global both in coverage of topic matters and contributors. Group Technology and Cellular Manufacturing addresses the needs and interests of three groups of individuals in the manufacturing field: academic researchers, industry practitioners, and students. (1) The book provides an up-to-date perspective, incorporating the advances made in GT/CM during the past 15 years. As a natural extension to this research, it synthesizes the latest industry practices and outcomes to guide research to greater real-world relevance. (2) The book makes clear the foundations of GT/CM from the core elements of new developments which are aimed at reducing developmental and manufacturing lead times, costs, and at improving business quality and performance. (3) Finally, the book can be used as a textbook for graduate students in engineering and management for studying the field of Group Technology and Cellular Manufacturing.

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Author:   Nallan C. Suresh ,  John M. Kay
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1998
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.90cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.866kg
ISBN:  

9781461374978

ISBN 10:   1461374979
Pages:   550
Publication Date:   08 October 2012
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

A. Introduction.- A. Group Technology and Cellular Manufacturing: Updated Perspectives.- B. Product Design.- B1. Group Technology, Concurrent Engineering and Design for Manufacture and Assembly.- B2. Classification & Coding Systems: Industry Implementation and Non-Traditional Applications.- B3. Part Family Identification: The Role of Engineering Data Bases.- B4. Part Family Formation and Classification Using Machine Learning Techniques.- C. Process Planning.- C1. GT and CAPP: Towards An Integration of Variant and Generative Approaches.- C2. GT and CAPP: Observations on Past, Present and Future.- D. Design of Cellular Layouts: Part-Machine-Labor Grouping.- D1. Part-Machine-Labor Grouping: The Problem and Solution Methods.- D2. Design of Manufacturing Cells: PFA Applications in Dutch Industry.- D3. Artificial Neural Networks and Fuzzy Models: New Tools for Part-Machine Grouping.- D4. Cell Formation Using Genetic Algorithms.- D5. A Bi-chromosome GA for Minimizing Intercell and Intracell Moves.- E. Design of Cellular Layouts: Use of Analytical and Simulation Models.- E1. Design / Analysis of Manufacturing Systems: A Business Process Approach.- E2. Cellular Manufacturing Feasibility at Ingersoll Cutting Tool Company.- E3. A Decision Support System For Designing Assembly Cells in Apparel Industry.- E4. Evaluation of Functional and Cellular Layouts Through Simulation and Analytical Models.- F. Operations Planning and Control.- F1. Production Planning and Control Systems for Cellular Manufacturing.- F2. Period Batch Control Systems for Cellular Manufacturing.- F3. Scheduling Rules for Cellular Manufacturing.- F4. Operation and Control of Cellular Systems at Avon Lomalinda, Puerto Rico.- F5. Classification and Analysis of Operating Policies for Manufacturing Cells.- G. Cells andFlexible Automation.- G. Cells & Flexible Automation: A History and Synergistic Application.- H. Human Factors in Cellular Manufacturing.- H1. Human Resource Management and Cellular Manufacturing.- H2. Teams and Cellular Manufacturing: The Role of the Team Leader.- I. Integrated Implementation Experiences.- I1. Group Technology-Based Improvements in Danish Industry.- I2. Benefits from PFA in Two Make-To-Order Manufacturing Firms in Finland.- I3. Cellular Manufacturing at Zanussi-Electrolux Plant, Susegana, Italy.- I4. Microsoft Ireland: Realigning Plant, Sales, Key Suppliers By Customer Family.- I5. Group Technology at John Deere: Production Planning and Control Issues.- I6. Design / Reengineeing of Production Systems: Yugoslavian (IISE) Approaches.- Appendix. Bibliography: The Works of John L. Burbidge.

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