In order to compete successfully, operations in any type of firm need to be strategically aligned to the market requirements. This concerns both manufacturing and supply chain operations. The customer order decoupling point (CODP) is getting increasing attention as an important input to the design of manufacturing operations aswell as supply chains. This paper investigates the impact of the pos...

Ù This work was supported by Sandia Corporation under Contract No. DE-AC04-94-AL85000 with the U.S. Department of Energy. Abstract A CORBA-based distributed object software system was developed for Sandia’s Agile Manufacturing Testbed (SAMT). This information architecture supports the goals of agile manufacturing: rapid response to changing requirements; reduction in both time and cost of the p...

The transition from manufacturing outsourcing to software engineering outsourcing can be an appealing and challenging activity for all enterprises. A theoretical framework is proposed based on four items in this case study. The present study identifies problems in both manufacturing outsourcing and software engineering outsourcing. Relationships between these two sets of industrial problems are...

A manufacturing company, whether in developed or less developed countries, that operates within today’s dynamic and hostile environment (i.e., globalization) is vulnerable. The different functional areas within a company need to be mobilized to confront the threat. Production and operations management, as one of the very fundamental functions within a factory, is required to answer an important...

With the continuing trend towards globalization and focusing on high value with low volume, the manufacturing system architecture is evolving from traditional centralised model to the distributed model and to the recent networked model. In the modern manufacturing environment, the manufacturing systems are in networked framework via a variety of networking communication systems integrating the ...

We propose and analyse six use cases for 3D visualisation in manufacturing attempting to identify business scenarios for which 3D visualisation can add value in supporting manufacturing operations. This early qualitative work is based on a theoretical analysis of potential use cases. In addition to the analysis, we discuss the required data and data sources, and finally propose a number of basi...

Tablet manufacturing provides quite a good example and is also the process where many pharmaceutical companies are choosing to pilot continuous manufacturing. In a traditional batch approach, tablet manufacturing is really a series of disconnected single unit operations, installed in separate rooms, with product waiting to be released to the next process step in another room. The equipment is i...

Purpose of Module : To explain what an Andon system is, and what are its. Audible warning to the Operations team that there is a abnormality within that area.Andon , , is a manufacturing term referring to a system to notify. Stack Lights commonly used in AndOn Lean Manufacturing Initiatives.engine team and explains how this culture affects the design of a lean. Production System TPS from which ...