THIS TECHNICAL REPORT IS THE RESULT OF A ROUNDTABLE ORGANIZED BY THE NEWLY ESTABLISHED NETWORKING AND COMMUNICATION IN MANUFACTURING GROUP OF THE SOCIETY OF MANUFACTURING ENGINEERS. IT ADDRESSES THE INTRODUCTION OF NETWORKS ONTO THE MANUFACTURING FLOOR. DISCUSSED ARE MAJOR APPLICATIONS OF SPC, MRP SYSTEMS, CAD/CAM PROGRAMMABLE CONTROLLERS, AND THE ROLE OF DISTRIBUTED CONTROL SYSTEMS ON THE SHOP FLOOR. OTHER ASPECTS DISCUSSED ARE BENEFITS IN AREAS SUCH AS MANUFACTURING PLANNING, SCHEDULING, MANUFACTURING MANAGEMENT, INVENTORY, QUALITY CONTROL, AND STATISTICAL PROCESS CONTROL. TRAINING FOR NETWORK USERS, VENDOR SELECTION, AND MINIMIZING THE EFFECTS OF RAPID TECHNOLOGY ARE ALSO DISCUSSED.
| Number of Pages : | 29 |
| Published : | 06/01/1992 |
