Abstract: Abstract A report will be given on an accomplished project for reorganizing the production of small size, small batch parts in a German manufacturing company for pumps. All operations and production control activities for a limited range of parts were concentrated in the production cell. The cell includes CNC and conventional machine-tools and working-places for manual operations. A mini computer PDP 11/23 integrated in the production cell offers facilities for NC-programming for the CNC-lathe via DNC and for production control. The autonomous production cell is run by five to six workers in two shifts. After an intensive training-period, all workers have the same level of qualification to operate any working-place and the EDP system. First the project led to improved job contents, and second to reduced problems in production-planning and control.
Publication Year: 1984
Publication Date: 1984-01-01
Language: en
Type: book-chapter
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