Introduction and Overview of Manufacturing
Introduction and Overview of Manufacturing
1. What is Manufacturing?
2. Materials in Manufacturing
3. Manufacturing Processes
4. Production Systems
5. Manufacturing Economics
6. Recent Developments in Manufacturing
Manufacturing is Important
Sector: USA TR .
Agriculture and natural resources 5 15
Construction and public utilities 5 15
Manufacturing 12 20
Service industries 78 50
What is Manufacturing?
• Microelectronics
• Computerization in manufacturing
• Flexible manufacturing
• Microfabrication and Nanotechnology
• Lean production and Six Sigma
• Globalization and outsourcing
• Environmentally conscious manufacturing
Microelectronics
• Examples:
• Cellular manufacturing
• Mixed-model assembly lines
• Flexible manufacturing systems
Microfabrication and Nanotechnology
• Microfabrication
• Processes that make parts and products whose
feature sizes are in the micron range (10-6 m)
• Examples: Ink-jet printing heads, compact disks,
microsensors used in automobiles
• Nanotechnology
• Materials and products whose feature sizes are in
the nanometer range (10-9 m)
• Examples: Coatings for catalytic converters, flat
screen TV monitors
Lean Production and Six Sigma
• Lean production
• Doing more work with fewer resources, yet
achieving higher quality in the final product
• Underlying objective: elimination of waste in
manufacturing
• Six Sigma
• Quality-focused program that utilizes worker teams
to accomplish projects aimed at improving an
organization’s organizational performance
Globalization