Abstract: Manufacturing is one of the most crucial sectors of the economy. In recent years, more and more countries are realizing that manufacturing brings wealth to their societies. Performance of a manufacturing system is very critical to the success of a manufacturing business. Design of manufacturing systems has a significant impact on how well the manufacturing system perform. However, no consensus of an efficient and effective approach has so far been established. The objective of this research is, therefore, to develop a conceptual design methodology for manufacturing systems. In the context of this thesis, manufacturing systems are referred to enterprise systems, which cover the entire spectrum of activities including product design, planning, material management, fabrication, assembly an...[ Read more ]
Publication Year: 1998
Publication Date: 1998-01-01
Language: en
Type: dissertation
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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