Integrated Manufacturing Systems: Volume 3 Issue 4

Identification of the Requirements of Manufacturing Control Systems: A Key Charactericstics Approach

Ashok Kochhar, Brian McGarrie

Based on detailed analysis of seven case studies, involvingconsideration of approximately 300 parameters and face to faceinterviews with senior managers, identifies key…

Master Production Scheduling and Capacity Planning: The Link?

Peter Burcher

Concentrates on two key aspects of manufacturing resource planning(MRPII) theory and design, namely; how master production scheduling iscarried out in differing business…

Repetitive and Intermittent Manufacturing: Comparison of Characteristics

Alberto De Toni, Roberto Panizzolo

Proposes a classification of different production categories andtheir respective productive systems and defines various classes ofplants which carry out repetitive manufacturing…

Computer‐Integrated Automatic PCBA Rework

Necdet Geren, Ching‐Yuen Chan, Eddie Lo

Despite continuous efforts in improving process reliability inprinted‐circuit board assembly (PCBA), a zero‐defect situation isdifficult to achieve because of the complexity of…