3rd edition, Pearson/PRENTICE HALL, Upper Saddle River, New Jersey, 07548, 2007, 193 pages.
Content:
Part I: OVERVIEW OF MANUFACTURING
Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Manufacturing Operations
Chapter 3 Manufacturing Models and Metrics
APPENDIX Averaging Procedures for Production Models
Part II: AUTOMATION AND CONTROL TECHNOLOGIES
Chapter 4 Introduction to Automation
Chapter 5 Industrial Control Systems
Chapter 6 Hardware Components for Automation and Process Control
Chapter 7 Numerical Control
APPENDIX A 7 Coding for Manual Part Programming
APPENDIX B 7 Part Programming with Apt
Chapter 8 Industrial Robotics
Chapter 9 Discrete Control Using Programmable Logic Controllers and Personal Computers
Part III: MATERIAL HANDLING AND IDENTIFICATION TECHNOLOGIES
Chapter 10 Material Transport Systems
Chapter 11 Storage Systems
Chapter 12 Automatic Identification and Data Capture
Part IV: MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS
Chapter 13 Introduction to Manufacturing Systems
Chapter 14 Single-Station Manufacturing Cells
Chapter 15 Manual Assembly Lines
Chapter 16 Automated Production Lines
Chapter 17 Automated Assembly Systems
Chapter 18 Cellular Manufacturing
Chapter 19 Flexible Manufacturing Systems
Part V: QUALITY CONTROL IN MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS
Chapter 20 Quality Programs for Manufacturing
Chapter 21 Inspection Principles and Practices
Chapter 22 Inspection Technologies
Part VI: MANUFACTURING SUPPORT SYSTEMS
Chapter 23 Product Design and CAD/CAM in the Production System
Chapter 24 Process Planning and Concurrent Engineering
Chapter 25 Production Planning and Control Systems
Chapter 26 Just-in-Time and Lean Production
