Table of Contents

1 Introduction 1 Introduction 1.1 Industrial Management 2 All-Embracing Manufacturing Technology 2.1 Human Emulation Examples 2.2 System Notions 2.3 All-Embracing Technology Concepts 3 All-Embracing Technology System Architecture 3.1 Basic System Files 3.2 Master Management: Management Information Generator 3.3 Production 4 Summary 2 Process Planning: Routing 1 Introduction 2 First Stage: Process Planning 2.1 Stage 1 Example 3 Second Stage: Transformation 3.1 Preliminary Resource Selection 3.2 Operation Transformation 3.3 Computational Method 4 Stage 3: Routing Generator 4.1 Definition of the Combinatorial Problem 4.2 General Matrix Solution 5 Conclusion 3 Production Module 1 Introduction 1.1 Traditional Approach 2 Production Management Strategy: Roadmap Manufacturing 2.1 Roadmap Notions 2.2 Production Planning 2.3 Stock Allocation Priority 2.4 Stock Allocation Method 2.5 Adjust Quantities 2.6 Capacity Planning: Resource Loading 2.7 Job Release for Execution 3 Shop Floor Control 3.1 Concept and Terminology 3.2 Algorithm and Terminology 3.3 Summary 4 Production Planning: Demonstration 1 Introduction 1.1 The Scenario 2 The Planning Steps 2.1 Determination of Stock Allocation Priorities 2.2 Stock Allocation 2.3 Capacity Planning: Resource Loading 2.4 Job Release for Execution 2.5 Shop Floor Control 5 Product Specifications and Design 1 Introduction 1.1 Product Design: Engineering Design 1.2 Design Goals: Task Specifications 1.3 Product Specifications Methods 1.4 Master Product Design System: Concept Design 1.5 Master Design System: Detail Design 1.6 Summary 6 Detail Design 1 Introduction 1.1 Assembly Steps 2 Assembly-Oriented Planning 2.1 Manual Assembly 2.2 Automatic Assembly 2.3 Robotic Assembly 2.4 Hybrid Automatic-Manual Assembly 3 Design Constraints for Assembly 3.1 Design Rules 3.2 Orientation 3.3 Fastening 4 Component Design for Placement 4.1 Component Which is Nearly Identical on Both Sides 4.2 Headed Fasteners 4.3 Components Design for Placement 5 Summary 7 Management Decision Support System 1 Introduction 2 Plant Performance Measurement 2.1 Resource Suitability to Products 2.2 Production Planning Performance Level 2.3 Shop Floor Performance Level 3 Resource Planning 3.1 Resource Recommendation Module 4 Maximum Profit Criterion of Process Planning Optimization 5 Determining a Process for Maximum Profit 5.1 First Stage 5.2 Second Stage 5.3 Third Stage 5.4 Testing the Algorithm 5.5 Summary of Maximum Profit 6 Determining Delivery Date and Cost 6.1 Generating Alternatives of Cost: Delivery Date: New Order 6.2 Summary 6.3 Chapter Summary Index