CM7201 COMPETITIVE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS

CM7201 COMPETITIVE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS 

UNIT I MANUFACTURING IN A COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENT

Automation of manufacturing process - Numerical control - Adaptive control - material handling and movement - Industrial robots - Sensor technology - flexible fixtures - Design for assembly, disassembly and service. 

UNIT II GROUP TECHNOLOGY & FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS

Part families - classification and coding - Production flow analysis - Machine cell design - Benefits. Components of FMS - Application work stations - Computer control and functions - Planning, scheduling and control of FMS - Scheduling - Knowledge based scheduling - Hierarchy of computer control - Supervisory computer. 

UNIT III COMPUTER SOFTWARE, SIMULATION AND DATABASE OF FMS 

System issues - Types of software - specification and selection - Trends - Application of simulation - software - Manufacturing data systems - data flow - CAD/CAM considerations - Planning FMS database. 

UNIT IV LEAN MANUFACTURING: 

Origin of lean production system – Customer focus – Muda (waste) – Standards – 5S system – Total Productive Maintenance – standardized work –Man power reduction – Overall efficiency - Kaizen – Common layouts - Principles of JIT - Jidoka concept – Poka-Yoke (mistake proofing) - Worker Involvement– Quality circle activity – Kaizen training - Suggestion Programmes – Hoshin Planning System (systematic planning methodology) – Lean culture. 

UNIT V JUST IN TIME 

Characteristics of JIT - Pull method - quality -small lot sizes - work station loads - close supplier ties – flexible work force - line flow strategy - preventive maintenance - Kanban system - strategic implications - implementation issues - Lean manufacture.

TEXT BOOKS:

1. Groover M.P., " Automation, Production Systems and Computer Integrated

Manufacturing ", Third Edition, Prentice-Hall, 2007.

2. Pascal Dennis, “Lean Production Simplified: A Plain-Language Guide to the World's Most Powerful Production System”, (Second edition), Productivity Press, New York, 2007.

REFERENCES

1. Jha, N.K. “Handbook of Flexible Manufacturing Systems ", Academic Press Inc., 1991.

2. Kalpkjian, “Manufacturing Engineering and Technology ", Addison-Wesley Publishing Co., 1995.

3. Taiichi Ohno, Toyota, " Production System Beyond Large-Scale production Productivity Press (India) Pvt.Ltd. 1992.