Table of Contents

• A. About the Author
• B. Preface
• 1. Finding a Better Method for Manufacturing System Design
• 2. Results from Initial Studies
• 3. Real-World Applications Lead to Enhanced Understanding
• 4. Stochastic Analyses Added to Deterministic Results
• 5. Initial Look at System Configurations
• 6. Multiple Disparate Products Produced by One System
• 7. World-Class Versus Mostly Manual Systems
• A. Determining Allowable Investment
• B. Economic– Technological Synthesis of Systems
• C. Establishing Task Data for Assembly Systems
• D. Simultaneous Improvement in Yield and Cycle-Time
• E. Two Case Study Summaries
• F. Advanced System Design Procedure
• G. References

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Expanded Table of Contents

• A. About the Author
• B. Preface
• 1. Finding a Better Method for Manufacturing System Design
  • The Situation
  • Internal Organization of Companies
  • Economic Justification
  • Manufacturing Methodologies
  • Solving the System Design Problem
  • Summary
• 2. Results from Initial Studies
  • Background
  • Basics of System Design
  • Available Time for a Resource
  • Allocation of Time Used
  • Flexibility of a Resource
  • Fixed Cost of a Station
  • Variable Cost for a Task
  • Quality Rating
  • Solution Procedure
  • Input Data
  • Results
  • Summary
• 3. Real-World Applications Lead to Enhanced Understanding
  • Introduction
  • Fundamental Principles
  • Using a Component/Mate Schematic
  • Establishing the Process Plan for an Assembly System
  • Specifying the Economic Constraints and Production Requirements
  • Determining a Group of Usable Systems
  • Details of the Best System
  • Management Overview of a System
  • Spectrum of Systems for a Range of Production Volumes
  • Summary
• 4. Stochastic Analyses Added to Deterministic Results
  • Introduction
  • Applicable Discrete Event Distributions
  • Using the Triangular Distribution
  • Application to a Manufacturing System
  • Using the Exponential Distribution
  • Application to Synthesis of Systems
  • Summary
• 5. Initial Look at System Configurations
  • Introduction
  • Geometric Layouts
  • Schematic Layout Basis
  • Linear System Layout
  • Closed Loop System—Without Spacing
  • Closed Loop System—With Spacing
  • “U” Cell System
  • 3-D View of a System
  • Summary
• 6. Multiple Disparate Products Produced by One System
  • Introduction
  • Fundamental Principles
  • Establishing the Multiple-Product Task/Resource Matrix
  • Specifying the Production Requirements
  • Determining a Group of Usable Systems
  • Details of the Best Multiple-Product System
  • Management Overview of a System
  • Summary
• 7. World-Class Versus Mostly Manual Systems
  • Introduction
  • The Constant Value Situation
  • Nonconstant Yearly Costs
  • Changes in Yearly Production Volume
  • Changes in Yearly Costs and Production Volume
  • Summary
• A. Determining Allowable Investment
  • Introduction
  • Description of a New Technique
  • Allowable World-Class Investment
• B. Economic– Technological Synthesis of Systems
  • Introduction
  • Basic Ideas
  • Annualized Cost (or Capital Recovery) Factor
  • Cost Comparison Equation
  • Utilization
  • Applicable Technology Chart
  • Finding the Least-Cost System
• C. Establishing Task Data for Assembly Systems
  • Introduction
  • Fundamental Principles
  • Input Data Requirements
  • Exploded View of the Assembly
  • The Base Component
  • The Exploded View
  • An Assembly Sequence
  • In-Process Testing
  • The Best Assembly Process Plan
  • Summary
• D. Simultaneous Improvement in Yield and Cycle-Time
  • Introduction
  • A Different Approach
  • Evaluating Production Improvement
  • Expected Production Output
  • Expected Costs
  • Summary
• E. Two Case Study Summaries
  • Case Study Number 21—Automatic Transmission Final Assembly
  • Case Study Number 24—Automatic Transmission and Differential Final Assembly
  • Summary
• F. Advanced System Design Procedure
  • Introduction
  • Basic Information
  • Optimizing Assembly
  • Design of Assembly Systems
• G. References