int. j. prod. res.‚ 2001‚ vol. 39‚ no. 16‚ 3561±3600 A review of agile manufacturing systems LUIS M. SANCHEZy and RAKESH NAGIy* About a decade ago‚ the agile manufacturing paradigm was formulated in response to the constantly changing `new economy’ and as a basis for returning to global competitiveness. While agility means di erent things to di erent enterprises under di erent contexts‚ the following elements capture its essential concept: agility is characterized by cooperativeness and synergism
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TOPIC: MACHINE TOOLS India stands 13th in the production and 6th in the consumption of machine tools in the world. The country is set to become a key player in the global machine tools industry with substantial increase in manufacturing of high end machine tools. The Indian machine tool industry has approximately 1000 units in production of machine tools‚ accessories/attachments‚ sub-systems and parts. Threefourth of machine tool producers in India are ISO certified. The market for machine tools
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Measuring Geographic Differences in Technical Change in the US Manufacturing Sector Ethan Lewis Final‚ 26 March 2004 I. Introduction A large and growing literature examines the influence of advanced technologies on the relative wages and productivity of different workers (for example‚ Doms‚ Dunne and Troske (1997) and Autor‚ Katz and Krueger (1998)). These studies are motivated by indirect evidence that recent trends in technological change‚ such as the dissemination of information technology
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Queues defined 243 Economics of the Waiting Line Problem Cost-effectiveness balance The practical view of waiting lines 245 The Queuing System Customer arrivals Distribution of arrivals The queuing system: factors Exit Queuing system defined Arrival rate defined Exponential distribution defined Poisson distribution defined Service rate defined 252 261 263 263 Waiting Line Models Approximating Customer Waiting Time Computer Simulation of Waiting Lines Conclusion technical note TECHNICAL NOTE
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lately because of the success of the Japanese in doing business overseas. What do you know about Japanese management techniques? 4. How would you describe the system of management that is widely used in your country? Case 6 THE MORIOKA MANUFACTURING INTRODUCTION During the 1970s and 1980s‚ worldwide attention has focused on the successes of Japanese firms doing business in the United States‚ Europe‚ and elsewhere. Nissan‚ Toyota‚ Honda‚ NEC‚ Sanyo‚ Panasonic‚ and numerous other
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wood doors manufacturing‚ goal which will be induced by increases in profitability - necessary both for the financial survival in the immediate term and for the viability of an IPO planned for 2007. 2.What seems to be the immediate problem?Forefront Holdings consists in two different companies: Forefront Manufacturing and Forefront Contracting. For the last 15 year the financial situation were consolidated‚ but in 2005 when were divided it was discovered that Forefront Manufacturing was affected
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ME 686: Micro-manufacturing Assignment 1 Study the effects of process parameters (speed‚ feed‚ depth of cut etc.) associated with SPDT for manufacturing of micro lens let arrays. Also find out the ranges of these process parameters and values of optimal process parameters. Submitted by: Marmeek Kishor Kumar Kosambia (09010332) Submitted to : Dr. S.N. Joshi Date of Submission: 17/01/13 Introduction A microlens array is composed of a series of micro lens distributed in a regular pattern
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Executive Summary Burger Machine is a local burger stall business that has been present in the Filipino market since 1980. They were the first to establish a 24/7 business idea and was named the “the burger that never sleeps”. Burger Machine currently ranks 4th in the Philippine Market with the most number of stalls with 804 stalls. Aside from their wide reach in the Philippine market‚ they are also known for the taste and quality of their food. Which the Filipino`s look for – an opportunity for
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According to Election Data Services the percentage of electronic voting machines per county doubled between 1998 and 2002 to 16 percent-‚ yet a full replacement of the traditional voting procedure is very unlikely. In its essence‚ an electronic voting machine is a computer assisted self-interviewing device (CASI) giving the voter the opportunity to review and change his/her vote before submitting it. The different types of voting machines allow for different kinds of interaction‚ such as using a touch
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operational process‚ such as manufacturing process. Next shoring is “the transfer of business or manufacturing processes to companies in a Nearby location. Where both parties may be benefited from one or more of the following dimension of proximity i.e Cultural‚ linguistic‚ political etc.‚ 1.2 Understanding the change in Market‚ Manufacturing Cost and Technology: Over the decade Manufacturing cost‚ market and Technology has played an important role in selecting the location of the Manufacturing industry
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