Ebook: Efficiency of Manufacturing Systems

The Advanced Research Institute (A.R. 1.) on "the efficiency of Manufacturing Systems" was held under the auspices of the NATO Special Programm~ Panel on Systems Science as a part of the NATO Science Committee's continuous effort to promote the advancement of science through international co-operation. Advanced Research Institutes are organised for the purpose of bringing together experts in a particular field of interest to identify and make known the present state of knowledge in that area and, through informed debate, to make recommendations for directions for future research that would benefit the community at large. To this end two kinds of contribution were obtained by invitation. There were those papers which were about the current state of work in the area of manufacturing systems and its organisation; in addition three theme papers were presented to provide a stimulus to the discussion in terms of ways of thinking, both about the area and about the kind of research needed.

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Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-ix
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Overview Summary....Pages 2-3
Structure of the A.R.I.....Pages 3-4
Summary of Plenary Expositions....Pages 5-10
Front Matter....Pages 11-11
Workshop Reports....Pages 12-25
Front Matter....Pages 27-27
Final Plenary Discussion and Conclusions....Pages 28-30
Front Matter....Pages 31-31
Introduction....Pages 32-32
Systems Concepts Relevant to the Problem of Integrated Production Systems....Pages 35-49
The Nature of Action Research....Pages 51-60
Methodology Related to Integrated Production Systems....Pages 61-99
A Classification Scheme for Master Production Scheduling....Pages 101-109
On the Design and Monitoring of a Master Production Scheduling Function in a Manufacturing Resource Planning Environment....Pages 111-129
Improving Manufacturing Efficiency with Better Logistical Control....Pages 131-148
Use of Group Technology Concepts in Integrated Production Planning....Pages 149-159
A Cluster Algorithm for Process Layout....Pages 161-173
Mathematical Design Tools for Integrated Production Systems....Pages 175-187
Analysis of Flexible Manufacturing Systems....Pages 189-201
Simulation of Production Systems with Desfor....Pages 203-216
Automation in Perspective—an Overview....Pages 217-232
Integration and the Definition of Responsibilities....Pages 233-243
Production Planning in a Small Firm in the Glass Industry....Pages 245-253
Front Matter....Pages 31-31
Need Assessment — A Tool for Improving Manufacturing System Design....Pages 255-269
Manufacturing Lead-Times: A Key Control Factor for the Production/Marketing Integration in Small Component-Manufacturing Firms....Pages 271-280
Manufacturing Management: Effects on Productivity and Quality....Pages 281-292
Integrated Design and Production Systems for Strategic Production....Pages 293-303
Problems in Formalizing Production Planning in a Threshold Country....Pages 305-311
A Systems Approach Used in Defining Higher Management Information Needs in a Manufacturing Company: Principles and Methodology....Pages 313-321
Manufacturing Systems Research: Impressions of a Research Programme....Pages 323-330
Back Matter....Pages 331-336

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Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-ix
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Overview Summary....Pages 2-3
Structure of the A.R.I.....Pages 3-4
Summary of Plenary Expositions....Pages 5-10
Front Matter....Pages 11-11
Workshop Reports....Pages 12-25
Front Matter....Pages 27-27
Final Plenary Discussion and Conclusions....Pages 28-30
Front Matter....Pages 31-31
Introduction....Pages 32-32
Systems Concepts Relevant to the Problem of Integrated Production Systems....Pages 35-49
The Nature of Action Research....Pages 51-60
Methodology Related to Integrated Production Systems....Pages 61-99
A Classification Scheme for Master Production Scheduling....Pages 101-109
On the Design and Monitoring of a Master Production Scheduling Function in a Manufacturing Resource Planning Environment....Pages 111-129
Improving Manufacturing Efficiency with Better Logistical Control....Pages 131-148
Use of Group Technology Concepts in Integrated Production Planning....Pages 149-159
A Cluster Algorithm for Process Layout....Pages 161-173
Mathematical Design Tools for Integrated Production Systems....Pages 175-187
Analysis of Flexible Manufacturing Systems....Pages 189-201
Simulation of Production Systems with Desfor....Pages 203-216
Automation in Perspective—an Overview....Pages 217-232
Integration and the Definition of Responsibilities....Pages 233-243
Production Planning in a Small Firm in the Glass Industry....Pages 245-253
Front Matter....Pages 31-31
Need Assessment — A Tool for Improving Manufacturing System Design....Pages 255-269
Manufacturing Lead-Times: A Key Control Factor for the Production/Marketing Integration in Small Component-Manufacturing Firms....Pages 271-280
Manufacturing Management: Effects on Productivity and Quality....Pages 281-292
Integrated Design and Production Systems for Strategic Production....Pages 293-303
Problems in Formalizing Production Planning in a Threshold Country....Pages 305-311
A Systems Approach Used in Defining Higher Management Information Needs in a Manufacturing Company: Principles and Methodology....Pages 313-321
Manufacturing Systems Research: Impressions of a Research Programme....Pages 323-330
Back Matter....Pages 331-336
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