... that the understanding of both contextual institutional factors and soft operational issues is crucial for implementing manufacturing practices that support competitiveness building. From the production engineering perspective, Zarifian (1999) has pointed out that CMs perform manufacturing activities under the logic...

... the involvement of production personnel in the design process. Finds that production engineering was more extensively involved in the design process the closer it moved towards manufacture. Points to further research which hopes to address this lack by providing practical tools for the application of concurrent...

... case, together with the new aspects resulting from practical experience. © MCB UP Limited 1996 Engineering Make v. buy Process innovation Production engineering For those involved in manufacturing, the question of what to make in house and what to buy from outside is certainly...

... the installation has increased unit costs, it has also increased productivity and flexibility while reducing throughput time and so can be considered economically viable. © MCB UP Limited 1990 CADCAM Control systems FMS Production engineering FMS Profile Cutter manufacturer By analysing components...

..., and monitoring. Surmises that as a result of its philosophy FMT will be able to meet a growing demand for flexible interactions between multiple cells. © MCB UP Limited 1990 Cells Computer systems FMS Modular production Production engineering Software FMT aims to SATE demand programs...

... FMS were: speed of reaction to market demand, quality and workpiece management. © MCB UP Limited 1990 Automotive components industry FMS Machining Production engineering Application FMS takes over the transfer line as the machine tools and the pallet shuttle, while the workpiece...