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Concurrent engineering (CE) or concurrent design and manufacturing is a work methodology emphasizing the parallelization of tasks (i.e. performing tasks concurrently), which is sometimes called simultaneous engineering or integrated product development (IPD) using an integrated product team approach. It refers to an approach used in product ...
Manufacturing provides important material support for national infrastructure and also for national defense. On the other hand, most manufacturing processes may involve significant social and environmental costs. The clean-up costs of hazardous waste, for example, may outweigh the benefits of a product that creates it.
Smart manufacturing[1] is a broad category of manufacturing that employs computer-integrated manufacturing, high levels of adaptability and rapid design changes, digital information technology, and more flexible technical workforce training. [2] Other goals sometimes include fast changes in production levels based on demand, [3][1] optimization ...
Agile manufacturing is a term applied to an organization that has created the processes, tools, and training to enable it to respond quickly to customer needs and market changes while still controlling costs and quality. It is mostly related to lean manufacturing.
Manufacturing Execution Systems, known as MES are software programs created to oversee and enhance production operations. They play a role, in boosting efficiency resolving production line issues swiftly and ensuring transparency by collecting and analyzing real time data. MES systems effectively manage production resources like materials ...
Cross-training in business operations, also known as multiskilling, [1][2] involves training employees for flexible response to changing production schedules. Cross-training has been closely linked to cellular manufacturing—for example, in a book segment, "Cross Training in Cells and Flow Lines." [3] That linkage is more thoroughly discussed ...
DCS. SCADA. v. t. e. Lean manufacturing is a method of manufacturing goods aimed primarily at reducing times within the production system as well as response times from suppliers and customers. It is closely related to another concept called just-in-time manufacturing (JIT manufacturing in short).
Computer-aided design (CAD) is the use of computers (or workstations) to aid in the creation, modification, analysis, or optimization of a design. [1]: 3 This software is used to increase the productivity of the designer, improve the quality of design, improve communications through documentation, and to create a database for manufacturing. [1 ...