COMPUTER INTEGRATED MANUFACTURING

This up-to-date and accessible text deals with the basics of Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM) and the many advances made in the field. It begins with a discussion on automation systems, and gives the historical background of many of the automation technologies. Then it moves on to describe the various techniques of automation such as group technology and flexible manufacturing systems. The text describes several production techniques, for example, just-in-time (JIT), lean manufacturing and agile manufacturing, besides explaining in detail database systems, machine functions, and design considerations of Numerical Control (NC) and Computer Numerical Control (CNC) machines, and how the CIM system can be modelled. The book concludes with a discussion on the industrial application of artificial intelligence with the help of case studies, in addition to giving network application and signalling approaches. Intended primarily as a text for the undergraduate and graduate students of mechanical, production, and industrial engineering and management, the text should also prove useful for the professionals in the field. Table of Contents CONTENTS Preface Acknowledgements 1. INTRODUCTION 2. GROUP TECHNOLOGY 3. FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS 4. SHOP FLOOR CONTROL 5. PRODUCTION PLANNING AND CONTROL 6. COMPUTER AIDED PROCESS PLANNING 7. JIT-LEAN PRODUCTION 8. OPEN SYSTEM/CIM DATA MODEL 9. NC AND CNC MACHINES 10. DESIGN CONSIDERATION OF CNC MACHINES 11. AUTOMATED GUIDED VEHICLE (AGV) 12. ROBOTICS 13. ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING (ERP) 14. PRODUCT DATA MANAGEMENT 15. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND SIMULATION 16. PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC CONTROLLER 17. CONCURRENT ENGINEERING 18. LOCAL AREA NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS APPEND