Function of Maintenance Management

Maintenance activities are related with repair, replacement and service of components or some identifiable group of components in a manufacturing plant so that it may …

Breadth and Integration of IT Infrastructure

The needs and skills required to manage today’s businesses in a global environment are far different than what they were just a decade ago. Clearly …

Strategic Intent Framework

In order to compare the manufacturing objectives of the participant organisations with those of World-Class manufacturers, we propose a two way classification called the manufacturing …

IT Infrastructure and Practices

IT applications have by now entered almost all the companies, but mostly in an uncoordinated way, without long-term integration plans or automation strategies. Individual departments …

Manufacturing Management Practices

The set of manufacturing management tasks listed in the Figure 6.6 was evaluated with respect to: Importance to top management in the short-term Importance to …

Usage of Management Tools and Technologies

A number of manufacturing management tools, such as CIM, CAD, CAM, benchmarking, etc., are being used internationally. Respondents were asked to rate these tools on …

Manufacturing Objectives and Strategy

Aspiring to become a World-Class manufacturing (WCM) organisation is a common aim of many manufacturers. However, recent research by authors, such as, Hanson et al. …

Manufacturing Performance and Competitiveness of Indian Firms

Aspiring to become a World-Class manufacturing (WCM) organisation is a common aim of many manufacturers. However, recent research by authors, such as, Hanson et al. …

Assessment of Manufacturing Systems and Tools

Cohen and Apte (1990) have compared humans and automated machines using the graphic shown in Figure. Firstly, as Cohen and Apte argue, it is necessary …

Material Processing and Handling Tools

Flexible Manufacturing Systems Transfer lines and Special Purpose Machines (SPMs) based on ‘hard’ automation components, like mechanical cams and limit switches, have long been a …

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