This book describes a vision of manufacturing in the twenty-first century that maximizes efficiencies and improvements by exploiting the full power of information and provides a research agenda for information technology and manufacturing that is necessary for success in achieving such a vision. Research on information technology to support product and process design, shop-floor operations, and flexible manufacturing is described. Roles for virtual manufacturing and the information infrastructure are also addressed. A final chapter is devoted to nontechnical research issues.
Committee to Study Information Technology and Manufacturing, National Research Council
1 Front Matter; 2 Executive Summary; 3 1 Vision and Recommended Areas of Research; 4 2 Manufacturing: Context, Content, and History; 5 3 Integrated Product and Process Design; 6 4 Shop Floor Production; 7 5 Modeling and Simulation For the Virtual Factory; 8 6 Information Infrastructure Issues; 9 7 Organizational and Societal Infrastructure; 10 Bibliography; 11 Appendix A List of Contributors; 12 Appendix B Site Visit to Romeo Engine Plant, March 23, 1994; 13 Appendix C Illustrative Advanced Long-range Technology Demostrations
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