Integrated Manufacturing Systems: Volume 6 Issue 4
Table of contents
Designing market‐oriented production systems: theory and practice
Domien Draaijer, Harry BoerThe aim of many publications on the subject of market‐orientedproduction systems has been first to help practitioners to withstand theincreasing pressure on production, and second…
The extent of just‐in‐time manufacturing in the UK: evidence from aggregate economic data
Stephen J. ProcterCurrent evidence on the extent of JIT is based mainly onquestionnaire surveys, and can give only a partial picture. Usesevidence from official statistics on stock levels, the…
Tool management in flexible manufacturing systems
Ebrahim Shayan, Chao‐Liang LiuDescribes a systematic way to design and develop a genericrelational model for a tool management system in FMS. Reviews the needfor tool database management in FMS and discusses…
Linking manufacturing planning and control to the manufacturing environment
W. Rocky Newman, V. SridharanA manufacturing planning and control (MPC) system is a major partof the infrastructure used by a firm to enhance its competitiveposition. Although a clear understanding of the…
Status monitoring and error recovery in flexible manufacturing systems
Chanan Syan, Yousef MostefaiThe automated manufacturing systems of the future can only befeasible if they have capabilities to recover automatically from faultsand errors effectively and efficiently. Reports…