Manufacturing Engineering & Technology
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ISBN: 9780133128741
Author: Serope Kalpakjian, Steven Schmid
Publisher: Prentice Hall
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Why is a flexible manufacturing system capable of producing a wide range of lot sizes?
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Manufacturing Engineering & Technology
Ch. 39 - What is a manufacturing cell? Why was it...Ch. 39 - Describe the basic principle of flexible...Ch. 39 - Why is a flexible manufacturing system capable...Ch. 39 - What are the benefits of just-in-time production?...Ch. 39 - Prob. 5RQCh. 39 - What is an expert system?Ch. 39 - What are the advantages of a communications...Ch. 39 - What is MTConnect?Ch. 39 - What is a WLAN? a PAN?Ch. 39 - Describe your understanding of holonic...
Ch. 39 - What is Kanban? Explain.Ch. 39 - What is lean manufacturing?Ch. 39 - What is a push system?Ch. 39 - In the lean manufacturing concept, what is the...Ch. 39 - Prob. 15RQCh. 39 - In what ways have computers had an impact...Ch. 39 - What advantages are there in viewing...Ch. 39 - One restaurant makes sandwiches as they are...Ch. 39 - Discuss the benefits of computer-integrated...Ch. 39 - (a) Why is just-in-time production required in...Ch. 39 - Prob. 21QLPCh. 39 - Give an example of a push system and of a pull...Ch. 39 - What is fuzzy logic? Give three examples where...Ch. 39 - What are the advantages to having level...Ch. 39 - Is there a minimum to the number of machines in...Ch. 39 - Are robots always a component of an FMC? Explain.Ch. 39 - Are there any disadvantages to zero...Ch. 39 - Review Table 36.1 and identify the points that...Ch. 39 - Give examples in manufacturing processes and...Ch. 39 - What types of (a) products and (b) production...Ch. 39 - Describe your opinions concerning the...Ch. 39 - Can a factory ever be completely untended?...Ch. 39 - Assume that you own a manufacturing company andyou...Ch. 39 - How would you describe the benefits of FMS to an...Ch. 39 - Artificial neural networks are particularly useful...Ch. 39 - Prob. 37SDPCh. 39 - Evaluate a process from a lean-production...Ch. 39 - Pull can be achieved by working with one supplier...Ch. 39 - Prob. 40SDP
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