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Author : John R. Canada,William G. Sullivan
Publisher : Prentice Hall
Page : 536 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Computers
ISBN : UVA:X001606161
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Author : Hamid R. Parsaei,A. Mital
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 374 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781461534808
The 1980s have witnessed a tremendous growth in the field of computer integrated manufacturing systems. The other major areas of development have been computer-aided design, computer-aided manufacturing, industrial robotics, automated assembly, cellular and modular material handling, computer networking and office automation to name just a few. These new technologies are generally capital intensive and do not conform to traditional cost structures. The net result is a tremendous change in the way costs should be estimated and economic analyses performed. The majority of existing engineering economy texts still profess application of traditional analysis methods. But, as was men tioned above, it is clear that the basic trend in manufacturing industries is itself changing. So it is quite obvious that the practice of traditional economic analysis methods should change too. This book is an attempt to address the various issues associated with non-traditional methods for evaluation of advanced computer-integrated technologies. This volume consists of twenty refereed articles which are grouped into five parts. Part one, Economic Justification Methods, consists of six articles. In the first paper, Soni et at. present a new classification for economic justification methods for advanced automated manufacturing systems. In the second, Henghold and LeClair look at strengths and weaknesses of expert systems in general and more specifically, an ap plication aimed at investment justification in advanced technology. The third paper, by Carrasco and Lee, proposes an enhanced economic methodology to improve the needs analysis, conceptual design and de tailed design activities associated with technology modernization.
Author : Matthew J. Liberatore
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783642956218
Matthew J. Liberatore Department of Management Villanova University Villanova, PA 19085 1. BACKGROUND The weakening competitive position of many segments of u.s. manufacturing has been analyzed, debated and discussed in corporate boardrooms, academic journals and the popular literature. One result has been a renewed commitment toward improving productivity and quality in the workplace. The drive to reduce manufacturing related costs, while meeting ever-changing customer needs, has led many firms to consider more automated and flexible manufacturing systems. The extent to which these new technologies can support business goals in productivity, quality and flexibility is an especially important issue for manufacturing firms in the u.s. and other Western nations. Problems have arisen in developing performance measures and evaluation criteria which reflect the full range of costs and benefits associated with these technologies. Some would argue that managerial policies and attitudes, and not the shortcomings of the equipment or manufacturing processes, are the major impediments to implementation (Kaplan 1984).
Author : Colin O. Benjamin
Publisher : University Press of America
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2009-05-16
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780761841890
Engineering for Business features teaching materials and case studies developed for senior undergraduate courses in engineering and business and graduate-level classes in Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering and Management, and Technology Management. This work surveys the more robust quantitative tools and techniques used to facilitate decision-making in business and uses case studies to illustrate their application. Where appropriate, the readers are provided with frameworks to enable application of the techniques covered and are directed to commercially available software developed to facilitate the deployment of these tools and techniques. Traditional industrial engineering and engineering management techniques related to Engineering Economy, Multi-Criteria Decision-making, Project Management, Management Science, and Facilities Planning are covered. These are complemented by a review of more topical areas, such as Applications Software for Business, Technology Commercialization, and Supply Chain Management. In all areas, the emphasis is on integrating theory and practice through the use of case studies based on projects conducted in a wide range of industry settings. Engineering for Business provides a robust framework for the explicit integration of engineering tools and techniques into a business curriculum. The case studies are rich in data and provide great opportunities for students to apply the techniques covered and to propose innovative solutions to open-ended project assignments.
Author : Matthew J. Liberatore
Publisher : Springer
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1990-06-29
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 3540526560
Matthew J. Liberatore Department of Management Villanova University Villanova, PA 19085 1. BACKGROUND The weakening competitive position of many segments of u.s. manufacturing has been analyzed, debated and discussed in corporate boardrooms, academic journals and the popular literature. One result has been a renewed commitment toward improving productivity and quality in the workplace. The drive to reduce manufacturing related costs, while meeting ever-changing customer needs, has led many firms to consider more automated and flexible manufacturing systems. The extent to which these new technologies can support business goals in productivity, quality and flexibility is an especially important issue for manufacturing firms in the u.s. and other Western nations. Problems have arisen in developing performance measures and evaluation criteria which reflect the full range of costs and benefits associated with these technologies. Some would argue that managerial policies and attitudes, and not the shortcomings of the equipment or manufacturing processes, are the major impediments to implementation (Kaplan 1984).
Author : Hamid R. Parsaei,W.G. Sullivan,T.R. Hanley
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2013-10-22
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781483291352
Competence in investment analysis is now a basic requirement for most practicing managers, engineers, and financial analysts in order to avoid possible serious mistakes arising from flawed or inadequate knowledge of the discipline. Furthermore, individuals who make decisions based on technical economics stake their professional futures, in many cases, on the accuracy of such evaluations. The aim of this volume is to provide a balanced view of the essential components of economic and financial analysis including: 1. Strategic and design issues; 2. Principles of cost management systems and activity-based costing, and; 3. Tools for developing the financial measures of investment worth, with advanced topics and case studies in these three areas.This volume provides a refreshing insight into the various methods that engineers, managers, and financial analysts may need to consider to find good alternatives for the investment of scarce resources. Not only are new ventures presented, but also improvements within existing facilities that include process modification, product design, equipment replacement, and plant expansion/contraction.
Author : Joseph Sarkis,Hamid R. Parsaei
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1999-08-19
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9056996738
Serving as a reference and guide to both practitioners and researchers involved in the planning, control, and management of advanced manufacturing systems, Advanced Manufacturing Systems: Strategic Management and Implementation offers information on a wide range of available methodologies and tools. The contents are organized into four parts: Global Strategic Issues; Evaluation, Selection, and Adoption of the Systems; Implementation Issues; and Control and Support. Theoretical and practical, analytical and empirical, this is a valuable resource for those interested in researching or implementing these systems into their organizations.
Author : Jerome P. Lavelle,Hampton R Liggett,Hamid R. Parsaei
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2001-12-14
Category : Science
ISBN : 1560329157
This text illuminates the contemporary issues and technologies related to the economic evaluation and justification of advanced technologies. Included are modern tools, as well as application-based cases that demonstrate the use of these tools. Students, researchers and decision makers will benefit from this useful resource.
Author : W. Dale Compton
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1988-02-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780309038447
Design and Analysis of Integrated Manufacturing Systems is a fresh look at manufacturing from a systems point of view. This collection of papers from a symposium sponsored by the National Academy of Engineering explores the need for new technologies, the more effective use of new tools of analysis, and the improved integration of all elements of manufacturing operations, including machines, information, and humans. It is one of the few volumes to include detailed proposals for research that match the needs of industry.
Author : Andrea Matta,Quirico Semeraro
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2005-04-25
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1402029306
This book presents a framework and specific methods and tools for the selection and configuration of the capacity of Advanced Manufacturing Systems (AMS). AMS include Flexible Manufacturing Systems, Dedicated Manufacturing Systems, and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems. Starting from the characteristic of the competitive environment, the directions given by the company strategy, data regarding the products, and information regarding the different system architectures, the decision support system described here aids the decision maker by means of a formalized methodology that follows the various steps required to define the type and timing of 'capacity' acquisition and to define the detailed configuration of AMS along its life cycle. The decision making framework and tools illustrated in this volume combine decision-making theory, optimization theory, discrete event simulation and queuing networks. It will be of interest to graduate students and researchers involved in manufacturing engineering, industrial engineering and operations research.
Author : Waldemar Karwowski,Gavriel Salvendy
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 452 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1994-03-31
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 0471555088
Takes into account the effective use of human factors issues in advanced manufacturing which would make the difference between the failure or success of industrial corporations. International authorities describe how to implement methods and techniques, applicable on a global basis, into manufacturing and process industries where change is being brought about as they move to concurrent engineering formats of operation.
Author : Hamid R. Parsaei,Thomas R. Hanley,S.S. Kolli
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781461311898
During the last two decades, a tremendous growth in the popularity and applications of computers in manufacturing has occurred. Computer aided design, computer-aided manufacturing, flexible manufacturing systems, group technology and many others are considered by many manufacturing executives as the most promising technologies and philosophies that, if successfully implemented, can reduce costs and enable the US manufacturing companies to become more competitive in the global market. In the computer-integrated manufacturing environ ment, the decision processes are often more involved. The decision makers are frequently required to have access to a vast amount of data to support and analyze their complex decision problems at strategic and tactical levels. Decision support systems are often referred to as computer-based information technologies that allow the decision makers to interactively communicate and solve the decision problems. Manufacturing Decision Support Systems is intended to report the latest developments and address the central issues in this area. This volume consists of 14 refereed chapters, written by leading researchers from academia and industry.
Author : Andrew Kusiak
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 614 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1993-01-12
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0471554928
Presents a top-down approach to the design, development, testing and recyclability of products, components and systems across a wide range of industries. Starting with the desired result and working back through the details, it shows how to produce goods, taking into account the challenges of actual manufacture, what the reliability requirements should be, quality control, associated costs, customer needs and more. Additional features include case studies and team negotiating. Also well-illustrated with figures, photographs, charts and tables and includes an extensive bibliography.
Author : Manufacturing Systems Program (National Science Foundation)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 484 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105030608991
Author : Hans J. Lang,Donald N. Merino
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 728 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1993-09-16
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0471634255
Reviews basic principles and presents techniques for evaluating and making decisions about investments and the acquisition of capital projects in industry and the private sector. Provides management and control techniques for construction of facilities or installation and operation of machinery and equipment. Covers sensitivity analysis and methods for ranking projects. Discusses the limitations of various methods. Explains how to carry out economic studies for the proper allocation of capital spending.
