Manufacturing in Real-Time: A Guide for Managers and Engineers in an Age of Smart Machines

by Gian Frontini and Scott Kennedy

The development of self-operating machines is the foundation of modern manufacturing. This current manufacturing environment is based on automation and smart machines that have the ability to make things with a level of accuracy and consistency that humans cannot match. In order to maximize efficiency, engineers and managers need to change their outlooks, processes and strategies and as a result, adopt new methods and management systems. The authors...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0750677228
• ISBN13: 9780750677226
• Release Date: June 2003
• Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
• Length: 206 Pages
• Weight: 0.67 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"