Definitions
Definition of
manufacturing system
A manufacturing
system can be defined as the arrangement and operation of machines, tools,
material, people and information to produce a value-added physical, informational
or service product whose success and cost is characterized by measurable
parameters.
Definition of
manufacturing system design
In the context of the
presented research, we define manufacturing system design as follows:
manufacturing system design covers all aspects of physically arranging and
operating a manufacturing system. Physically arranging the system includes
equipment selection, facility layout, work design (manual and automatic),
standardization, design of material and information flow etc. Operation
includes planning, scheduling, and execution of orders, the manufacturing
system must manufacture. |
