Manufacturing Engineering : Principles for Optimization, 3rd Edition

Fully revised and updated, this book is a complete and detailed reference tool that offers the user a lifetime of knowledge and experience in one document. The third edition has added information on Project Management, Time Standards, Personnel Appraisal, Lean Manufacturing, and expanded treatment of Probability & Statistics. Summaries and review questions at the end of each chapter ensure the understanding and retention of the material presented.

Dedication

Chapter 1 : Manufacturing Engineering Organization Concepts
Chapter 2 : Manufacturing Engineering Management Techniques
Chapter 3 : Factory Capacity and Loading Techniques
Chapter 4 : Capital Equipment Programs
Chapter 5 : Machine Tool and Equipment Selection and Implementation
Chapter 6 : Producibility Engineering
Chapter 7 : Methods, Planning, and Work Measurements
Chapter 8 : Job Evaluations, Pay Plans, and Acceptance
Chapter 9 : Employee Appraisal and Evaluation
Chapter 10 : Process Control Engineering and Quality Control in Job Shops
Chapter 11 : Maintenance Engineering
Chapter 12 : Computer Numerical Control of Machine Tools
Chapter 13 : Fundamentals of Computer-Integrated Manufacturing
Chapter 14 : Computer-Aided Process Planning and Data Collection
Chapter 15 : The Group Technology Basis for Plant Layout
Chapter 16 : Manufacturing Engineering Aspects of Manufacturing Resources Planning
Chapter 17 : Just In Time and Its Corollary Lean Manufacturing: A Pragmatic Application of Manufacturing Engineering Philosophy
Chapter 18 : Environmental Control and Safety
Chapter 19 : The Integrated Productivity Improvement Program
Chapter 20 : Using ISO 9000 as a Means of Becoming a "World Class" Company

Appendix A : Employee Handbook
Appendix B : Sales Incentive Program
Appendix C : Investigation Points (Product Company)

Glossary
Selected Related Readings
Index