... efficiency; 3 Increase engineered job per hour (JPH); and 4 Increase the number of buffers before and after the bottleneck station. A serial line with five stations and four buffers 25 04 2006 27 10 2006 production control feedback bottleneck analysis...

... configuration’s value when examining system cost. productivity production control machining manufacturing systems Boolean algebra 01 May 2002 01 November 2003 08 07 2004 Contributed by the Manufacturing Engineering Division for publication in the JOURNAL OF MANUFACTURING...

... 2003 forging production control production engineering computing A useful facility to the adaptation of precision gear forging by industry, is a quick method of load and flow predictions. Among the various techniques available to model mathematically metal forming processes, the Upper...

... OF MANUFACTURING SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING . Manuscript received Aug. 2002; Revised March 2003. Associate Editor: R. Smelser. 01 Aug 2002 01 March 2003 11 11 2003 production control forming processes autoregressive moving average processes identification finite element analysis...

... received Oct. 2001; Revised July 2002. Associate Editor: E. C. DeMeter. 01 Oct 2001 01 July 2002 23 07 2003 machining production control error analysis position control The design of a mechanical part typically involves the definition of several datum references...

...G. D. Buckner 04 03 2003 cutting machining mechanical variables control intelligent control neural nets robust control production control The author would like to include Benito R. Fernandez and Glenn Y. Masada, both from the Department of Mechanical Engineering...

... machine tools manufacturing processes production control In the new economy, business requires their manufacturing systems to maintain low inventory levels and provide short delivery lead times. Machining systems are therefore being called upon to reliably manufacture products at varying rates...

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... of these diagnosis rules and the development of the on-line monitoring and diagnosis system based on these rules are depicted in this article. manufacturing processes monitoring production control Feed rolls are essential parts of a rolling mill. They serve to maintain a stable feeding of slabs...