Information technology for manufacturing : reducing costs and expanding capabilities /: reducing costs and expanding capabilities. (2004)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Kevin Ake [and others].
• Other Names: Ake, Kevin
• Contents: Cover; Table of Contents; Introduction; 1; Manufacturing Changes in Recent Decades; Textiles; Steel; Automotive; Pulp and Paper; Food and Beverage; The Big Picture; The Rate of Change Has Increased and Continues to Accelerate; The Market Has Changed in Response to the Demands of Consumers; Companies Have Learned That Intense Efforts Must Be Made to Provide Consumers with Quality and Safety; Failures in These Areas Can Be Devastating; Retailers Wield More and More Power; Regulatory Compliance Has Become a More Pressing Issue; Consolidations and Mergers Have Become a Fundamental Tactic. They Reduce Costs, Increase Profits, and Increase Productivity and EfficiencyThe Plant's Relationships with Vendors and Suppliers Have Become More Critical; Many Companies Are Moving Toward More Use of Contract Manufacturers; The Future Role of It; 2; Manufacturing IT from the Beginning; The Development of Corporate IT; The First Engineering Applications of Computer Technology; "Lights Out Manufacturing"; Computer-Integrated Manufacturing; The Gulf between Engineering and IT; The Emergence of Personal Computers and Networks; The Aftermath of the Turf Wars; The Rise of ERP. The Invisible ComputersWhat Engineering Achieved; Y2K; The Dot-Com Boom and Bust; Conclusion; 3; The State of Manufacturing IT Today; The Cavalry to the Rescue; ERP in the Plant; BOM vs. Formula; Too Many SKUs; Scheduling Difficulties; Quality -- Not a Black and White Issue; Lack of Support for Quality; The Reasons behind ERP's Shortcomings; The Legacy of the Gulf between Corporate IT and Plant Engineering; AMR Research Report, February 2000; Unfulfilled Promises; Loss of Legacy Systems; Scheduling Queues; "Bring on the Data Entry Clerks"; "Five Minutes to Enter the Data"; A Problem of Design. Outsmarting the SystemThe Need for -- and Lack of -- IT Support; Filling in the Gaps; Was ERP Worth the Price?; Technology Mania; Buying on Faith; IT Budgets -- Past and Present; The New Order -- Hard Justification; Conclusion; 4; Ways to Cut Costs and Add Capabilities; The Value of Focusing on the Supply Chain; Worldwide Sourcing; Manufacturing's Place in the Supply Chain; Manufacturing's Role Gets Overlooked; How Manufacturing Systems Can Achieve Real Payback; Reducing Waste and Loss; How to Attack the Waste Streams; Importance of Real-Time Data; Drug Manufacturing; Food Manufacturing. Reducing Waste and Loss in Terms of MaterialsMaking Cheese; Making Cereal; Processing Coffee; Reducing Waste and Loss in Terms of Labor; A Soft Drink Plant; A Paper Mill; Informed Decision Making; Cutting Paper with Real-Time Quality Data; Reducing Overpack through Statistical Process Control; Controlling Moisture Content through SPC; Using KPIs to Support Informed Decision Making; Reducing Waste through Supplier Integration; Reducing Waste through Management of Quality; Providing New Capabilities; The Use of Overall Equipment Effectiveness; Improving Customer Service; Reducing Set-Up Times.
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton : St. Lucie Press
• Publication Date: 2004
• Extent: 1 online resource (xvii, 309 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 670/.285; Computer integrated manufacturing systems; Manufacturing processes -- Automation; Manufacturing industries -- Information technology; Computer integrated manufacturing systems; Manufacturing industries -- Information technology; Manufacturing processes -- Automation; COMPUTERS -- CAD-CAM; Computer integrated manufacturing systems; Manufacturing processes -- Automation; Manufacturing industries -- Information technology; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 0203488717; 9780203488713
• Related ISBNs: 1574443593
• Notes: Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.