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Item Information   Holdings       More by this author     Boschke, Dale.     Subjects     Flexible manufacturing systems     Machine-tools -- Numerical control -- Programming     Metal-cutting     MSEM Thesis.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Boschke, Dale.       by title:      Modified flexible ma...         MARC Display

Modified flexible manufacturing systems / by Dale Boschke. by Boschke, Dale. Subjects Flexible manufacturing systems   Machine-tools -- Numerical control -- Programming   Metal-cutting   MSEM Thesis. Description:  75 leaves : ill. ; 29 cm. Contents:  Introduction -- Flexible manufacturing concept -- Application -- Components and simulation -- N/C machine tool justification -- Justification of multimachine systems -- Conclusions. The Flexible Manufacturing System (FMS) has been evolving for the past ten (10) years, having as its objective reduction of costs and increased flexibility in mid-volume manufacturing situations through the application of Numerical Control (N/C) technologies, automated material handling and computer systems. The importance of achieving maximum productivity in manufacturing has been emphasized by the cost spiral being experienced throughout the world. The problem is especially serious in the United States which in recent years, has achieved a substantially lower productivity improvement rate than reached in most other industrial free world countries. In the metalcutting segment of the manufacturing industry, emphasis has been placed on maximizing productivity (minimizing cost) for high volume parts. The effort has been quite successful. In relatively low volume situations, the use of N/C equipment has significantly improved productivity in recent years. Much less effort has been directed toward improving the mid-volume production range which accounts for 50 to 75% of all parts manufacturing costs. The FMS approach has been developed to help meet the mid-volume manufacturing challenge, by incorporating elements of both the flexibility of the job shop and the high productivity of the transfer line. The key element that the early Flexible Manufacturing Systems failed to recognize, and in fact tried to eliminate, was the human resource...man. Japan is heading toward the “unmanned factory”, while the United States is touting the nondescript phrase “Factory of the Future”. A program of modified FMS’s incorporating production with limited manning is more suited to today’s manufacturing needs. Totally unmanned is not the real world and there will always be a need for people, utilized in a more efficient and humane way. The highly skilled worker is still the primary force in good FMS operations. When production equipment is running, this is the best approach to cost control. Involving all people in the commitment to optimum utilization will lead to the transferring of indirect work contributions to the direct production unit. Implementing modified Flexible Manufacturing Systems or production with limited manning will ultimately receive the highest production returns.   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status   Walter Schroeder Library Master's Theses AC805 .B67 1984 Available Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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