Manufacturing Systems Engineering, 2nd Edition

This second edition of the classic textbook MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS ENGINEERING has been written to provide a completely up-to-date text for students of mechanical,industrial,manufacturing and production engineering and will become an indispensable reference for professional industrial enginerings and managers.

Foreword
Preface
About the Author

PART ONE ESSENTIALS OF MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS

Chapter 1 : Fundamentals of Manufacturing
Chapter 2 : Fundamentals of Systems
Chapter 3 : Fundamentals of Manfacturing Systems
Chapter 4 : Modes of Production
Chapter 5 : Integrated Manufacturing and Management Systems

PART TWO PROCESS SYSTEMS FOR MANUFACTURING

Chapter 6 : Material and Technological Information Flows in Manufacturing Systems
Chapter 7 : Product Planning and Design
Chapter 8 : Process Planning and Design
Chapter 9 : Layout Planning and Design
Chapter 10 : Logistic Planning and Design
Chapter 11 : Manufacturing Optimisation

PART THREE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS FOR MANUFACTURING

Chapter 12 : Managerial Information Flow in Manufacturing Systems
Chapter 13 : Aggregate Production Planning
Chapter 14 : Production Scheduling
Chapter 15 : Inventory Management
Chapter 16 : Production Control
Chapter 17 : Quality Engineering

PART FOUR VALUE SYSTEMS FOR MANUFACTURING

Chapter 18 : Value and Cost Flows in Manufacturing Systems
Chapter 19 : Manufacturing Cost and Product Cost Structure
Chapter 20 : Profit Planning and Break-even Analysis
Chapter 21 : Capital Investment for Manufacturing

PART FIVE AUTOMATION SYSTEMS FOR MANUFACTURING

Chapter 22 : Industrial Automation
Chapter 23 : Principles of Computer-Integrated Manufacturing (CIM)
Chapter 24 : Computer-Aided Design (CAD)
Chapter 25 : Factory Automation (FA), Computer-Aided-Manufacturing (CAM) and (CIM)

PART SIX INFORMATION SYSTEMS FOR MANUFACTURING

Chapter 26 : Fundamentals of Information Technology
Chapter 27 : Parts-Oriented Production Information Systems
Chapter 28 : Computerised Production Scheduling
Chapter 29 : On-Line Production Control Systems
Chapter 30 : Computer-based Production Management SYstems

PART SEVEN SOCIAL SYSTEMS FOR MANUFACTURING

Chapter 31 : Social Production Structure
Chapter 32 : Manufacturing Strategy
Chapter 33 : Global Manufacturing
Chapter 34 : Industrial Structure and Manufacturing Efficiency
Chapter 35 : Industrial Input-Output Relations
Chapter 36 : Manufacturing Excellence for Future Production Perspectives

Concluding Remarks
Review Questions and Problems
Index