Manufacturing in real time : managers, engineers and an age of smart machines

• Main Author: Frontini, Gian F.
• Other Authors: Kennedy, Scott L.
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam ; London : Butterworth-Heinemann, ©2003.
• Subjects: Production management.; Manufacturing processes > Automation.; Business logistics.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 0750677228; 9780750677226
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xi, 206 pages) : illustrations

The development of self-operating machines is the foundation of modern manufacturing. This current manufacturing environment is based on automation and smart machines that have the ability to make things with a level of accuracy and consistency that humans cannot match. In order to maximize efficien...