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Showing 1 to 20 of 39 for “"Integrated manufacturing"”.
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Process Capability in a Computer Integrated Manufacturing Cell
<p>With the rise of automation in traditional manufacturing processes, more companies are beginning to integrate computer integrated manufacturing (CIM) cells on their production floors. Through CIM cell integration, companies have the ability to reduce process time and increase production. One of …
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Technical core competencies for computer-integrated manufacturing technicians
Manufacturing technology is rapidly changing. The use of computer integrated manufacturing technologies to increase competitiveness and improve quality has proliferated. To adequately prepare the workforce of tomorrow, education must identify the technical core competencies needed by technicians …
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Integrating vision into a computer integrated manufacturing system
… a useful and often integral part of a computer integrated manufacturing system. Successful integration of vision capabilities into a manufacturing system involves extracting from image data the information which has meaning to the task at hand, and communicating that information to the larger …
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A structured approach to production control in integrated manufacturing systems
The planning and control of manufacturing systems is a complex activity involving a myriad of decisions and optimization algorithms. ln a Computer Integrated Manufacturing System (CIMS) these decisions and algorithms span several functions, require information from several sources, and have …
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Identification of success factors in the implementation of computer-integrated manufacturing
1 PDF file (113 pages)
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Toward the optimization of cell operator productivity in computer integrated manufacturing
1 PDF file (xvi, 235 pages)
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Modeling, design and scheduling of computer integrated manufacturing and demanufacturing systems
… and operation of flexible and agile manufacturing and demanufacturing systems. After a review of the current academic and industrial activities in these fields, a Virtual Production Lines (VPLs) design methodology is proposed to facilitate a Manufacturing Execution System integrated …
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Metrics for measuring the value of computer integrated manufacturing (CIM) systems
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, 1994, and Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering, 1994
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UniSet: An object-oriented, knowledge-based environment for computer-integrated manufacturing (CIM).
Flexible Manufacturing Cells (FMC) may be considered the most significant development in small batch manufacturing. Setting up and operating costs prove to be the most major hindrance to large scale implementation and use of the FMCs, particularly by small and medium size industries. …
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An investigation into the use of knowledge representation in computer-integrated manufacturing
… domain of use for the toolkit is flexible manufacturing. A sizeable application program was developed, using the toolkit, to test the validity of the IKBS approach in solving the real manufacturing problem above, for which an existing conventional program was already being used. A detailed …
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A factory representation as a design tool in a computer integrated manufacturing environment
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 1994.
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A framework to guide the incremental implementation of a computer- integrated manufacturing system
… design and implementation of a Computer-Integrated Manufacturing System (CIMS). The framework is premised upon the facts that: (1) CIMS design is accomplished through a series of evaluation decisions sequenced through time and (2) evaluation is accomplished by decomposing the entire …
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The Use of a Factory Simulation to Evaluate a Flexible Control Structure for Integrated Manufacturing
<p>Once a control structure for an integrated manufacturing system is decided upon, manufacturing activities are limited by that structure. A flexible control structure is presented as an approach for accommodating a variety of manufacturing activities, without being limited to a single control …
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Functionally Encapsulated Modules: A Computer Aided Software Engineering Methodology for the Implementation of Computer Integrated Manufacturing
… rapid, incremental design and implementation of manufacturing systems utilising a combined object-oriented and structured Petri net formalism. The background to the problems facing manufacturing organisations wishing to implement computers into manufacturing systems is presented along with a …
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A taxonomy-based design methodology for CIM laboratories in engineering education
<p>"Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM) as a driving strategy to reverse declining trends faced by U.S. manufacturers in the global marketplace has gained widespread acceptance in recent years. Despite this recognition and the identification of the benefits of CIM, its implementation has been …
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Performance measurement in the RAMP SMP facility.
… digital parts technical data and computer integrated manufacturing (CIM) capability within the Navy and integrating this capability into the Navy's supply and weapons acquisition systems. Management will require timely, accurate cost and operational data to evaluate the efficiency of the …
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A framework of computer-aided short-run SPC planning
… of SPC planning and the adaptation of computer-integrated manufacturing, a framework of computer-aided short-run SPC planning system using group technology classification and coding concept is proposed.
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A learning integrated framework for group problem-solving in distributed AI systems
… decision support systems (GDSS) and computer integrated manufacturing (CIM)--so that key research issues of GPS can be studied.
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