In this study, we highlight the impact of advanced new technical equipment on work design issues in a cellular manufacturing (CM) production environment. A large number of studies deal with the influence of technical systems on work design (e.g. Benders, 1993; McLoughin and Clark, 1994) or deal with work design issues in cellular manufacturing systems (e.g. Huber and Brown, 1991). However, as f...

SMEs can achieve this goal by implementing computer integrated manufacturing (CIM). The aim of CIM is to produce the required amount of the product of acceptable quality at the right time. If CIM technologies are fully integrated, the SMEs can respond rapidly to changes in product design, demand, or mix. The high investment required for AMT implementation is becoming a major hurdle for SMEs to ...

recently, as the result of the development in modern imaging, computerized three dimensional data processing and advanced engineering techniques, an prosthesis that match the skeletal anatomy can be accurately designed from computer aided design (cad) technique and the physical model of prosthesis or skull replica can be produced through rapid prototyping (rp), rapid tooling (rt), and computer ...

This paper presents findings of an extensive survey of Indian manufacturing companies. The survey encompassed four sectors: automobile, electronics, machinery, and process industry. Various manufacturing strategy issues (such as competitive priorities, order winners, and activities of improvement) have been identified and assessed in Indian context. Sector wise comparison of competitive priorit...

Networked manufacturing is an advanced manufacturing technology, and efficient customer relationship management is critical for networked manufacturing’s resource allocation and scheduling. Evaluation of customer relationship management’s performance under networked manufacturing and effective optimization measures are preconditions for improving on CRM’s performance. Development process’s qual...

1 Faculty of Aerospace Engineering, Shenyang Aerospace University, No. 37 Daoyi South Avenue, Daoyi Development District, Shenyang 110136, China 2 State Key Laboratory of Advanced Welding and Joining, Harbin Institute of Technology, No. 92 West Dazhi street, Nangang District, Harbin 100024, China 3 Beijing Aeronautical Manufacturing Technology Research Institute, No. 1 Dongjun Village, Chaoyang...

ZHIYUAN YANG, YANJUN TANG , JUNHUA ZHANG Key Laboratory of Advanced Textile Materials and Manufacturing Technology, Ministry of Education, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, 310018, China State Key Lab of Pulp and Paper Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China Engineering Research Center for Eco-Dyeing & Finishing of Textiles, Ministry of Education, Zheji...