University of Michigan - Dearborn Corey L. Watkins IMSE 538 INTELLIGENT MANUFACTURING Instructor: Dr. Yubao Chen Semester Project SUMMER 2012 Summer 2012‚ IMSE 538 Term Paper: 1|Page Intelligent Machining Centers Throughout history‚ few advancements in technology can rival the barrier breaking impact of computers. This is especially evident in the advancement of CNC technology. For‚ cutting edge CAD/ CAM programs‚ Neural Networks (NN)‚ and super- fast processors have enabled computerized machining
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Thomas Manufacturing Company Mr. Thomas‚ president of Thomas Manufacturing Company‚ and Mr. McDonnell‚ the vice president‚ were discussing how future economic conditions would affect their product‚ home air purifiers. They were particularly concerned about cost increases. They increased selling prices last year and thought another price increase would have an adverse affect on sales. They wondered if there was some way to reduce costs in order to maintain the existing price structure. McDonnell
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number crunching is an end unto itself. However‚ basic financial analysis will always be an important part of our toolkit for making pricing decisions. The document which follows contains the “answers” to these two case study assignments: Ace Manufacturing and Healthy Spring Water. Despite the financial emphasis‚ they are similar to the previous cases insofar as they’re intentionally open-ended and somewhat vague to encourage you to draw out all of the contingencies and factors that need to be considered
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Managing the new product development process: Strategic imperatives Background The article published by Academy of Management‚ “Managing the new product development process: Strategic imperatives” focuses on the issues regarding new product development‚ its processes and strategies. Now a days‚ new product development is single most important factor that leads to firm’s success or failure for many industries. Though the new product failure are still high the importance of new product development has
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the marketing function‚ the product design function and the operations function to the success of Swatch? Swatch is a good example of the way three sets of competitive abilities in a company relate to each other. The three key contributions to Swatch’s success (or the three important micro operations) are • the way they have developed their products and services. • the way they have positioned themselves in their market. • the way they have created their products and services. The original
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“ULTRA SONIC SPEED MEASUREMENT DEVICE” A PROJECT REPORT Submitted in partial fulfillment Of requirements for award of the degree Of BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY In ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING By: Nimisha Sharma Nishant Tyagi Gaurav Sharma
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Agile Manufacturing In 1991‚ an industry-led study‚ sponsored by the United States Navy Mantech Program‚ and supported by the Iacocca Institute at Lehigh University in the United States‚ was conducted in order to originate a new paradigm for successful manufacturing enterprises. The report of that study‚ entitled “21st Century Manufacturing Enterprise Strategy”‚ coined the term “agile manufacturing” History of Agile Manufacturing The report which is entitled “21st Century Manufacturing Enterprise
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starts from rest‚ what can be said about the acceleration of body? (a) Positively accelerated (c) Uniform accelerated (b) Negative accelerated (d) None of the above [1] 2. What does slope of position time graph give? (a) speed (b) acceleration (c) uniform speed [1] (d) Both (a) and (c) depending upon the type of graph. 3. When a body moves uniformly along the circle‚ then:(a) its velocity changes but speed remains the same (b) its speed changes but velocity remains the same (c) both speed and velocity
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Additive Manufacturing; Rapidly Develops to a Mainstream Technology Additive Manufacturing (AM) also known as 3D printing in its infancy is one of the most progressive technologies in the manufacturing industry and medical fields. Soon this technology will be mainstream in these fields but will also be found in many households around the globe. AM DEFINITION Some of you may not know what AM is‚ the following is the standard definition by ASTM F2792-10‚ “The process of joining materials
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MANUFACTURING RESOURCES PLANNING References: http://www.enotes.com/manufacturing-resources-planning-reference/manufacturing-resources-planning Manufacturing resource planning‚ also known as MRP II‚ is a method for the effective planning of a manufacturer’s resources. MRP II is composed of several linked functions‚ such as business planning‚ sales and operations planning‚ capacity requirements planning‚ and all related support systems. The output from these MRP II functions can be integrated
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