Journal of manufacturing systems classification scheme

Journal of Manufacturing Systems

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Journal of Manufacturing Systems Classification Scheme G R O U P A. A P P L I C A T I O N A R E A S A.1 Manufacturing Operations and Systems A.I.1 Manufacturing processes A. 1.1.1 Casting and molding A. 1.1.2 Forming and sheetmetal working A. 1.1.3 Material removal A. 1.1.4 Surface finishing A.l.l.5 Joining A. 1.1.6 Surface treatment including microelectronics fabrication A. 1.1.7 Inspection and testing A.l.l.8 Assembly A. 1.1.9 Repair and rework A. 1.1.10 Continuous manufacturing processes A. 1.1.11 Nontraditional or experimental manufacturing processes

A.1.2

Machinery and machine tools A.1.2.1 Manual A. 1.2.2 Fixed automatic machines A. 1.2.3 Programmable automatic machines including numerically controlled (NC) machines

A.1.3

Robotics A. 1.3.1 A.1.3.2 A.1.3.3 A. 1.3.4

A.1.4

Design Control Intelligence Application planning

Automated manufacturing systems A. 1.4.1 Transfer lines A. 1.4.2 Flexible manufacturing cells A. 1.4.3 Flexible manufacturing systems (FMS)

A.1.5

Assembly lines and assembly systems A.1.5.1 Manual A. 1.5.2 Automatic including fixed and flexible

A.1.6

System monitoring and control A. 1.6.1 Control systems and hardware, including programmable logic controllers and NC controllers A. 1.6.2 Sensors and actuators (vision, tactile, etc.)

A.1.7

Computer-integrated manufacturing (CIM) A. 1.7.1 A. 1.7.2 A. 1.7.3 A. 1.7.4 A. 1.7.5

A.1.8

Manufacturing hardware integration Software development and integration Data communication and networks Systems and architecture Organizational and business issues

Material handling A.1.8.1 Automated A. 1.8.2 Nonautomated

A.1.9 Tool management including tool wear and tool life A.I.10 Precision and measurement A. 1.10.1 Tolerance specification, charting, calculation A. 1.10.2 Metrology~imensional, shape and surface accuracy A. 1.10.3 Precision engineering

A.I.ll

Other

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A.2 Product and Process Design A.2.1 Product design A.2.2 Materials selection and use (conventional and engineered materials) A.2.3 Design-cost estimation, design analysis and evaluation A.2.4 Prototype development, rapid prototyping A.2.5 CAD/CAM issues A.2.6 Process planning, computer-aided process planning (CAPP) A.2.7 Tool,fixture, and die design A.2.8 Mechatronics A.2.9 Environmental and energy issues in product/process design A.2.10 Other A.3 Production and Operations Management A.3.1 Strategic aspects A.3.1.1 Manufacturing strategy planning A.3.1.2 Investment planning and justification A.3.1.3 International manufacturing

A.3.2 A.3.3 A.3.4

Manufacturing system design and facility layout Equipment replacement, maintenance, preventive maintenance Project planning and management A.3.5.1 Material requirements planning, inventory planning A.3.5.2 Aggregate capacity planning

A.3.6

Scheduling and eontrol A.3.6.1 Loading and scheduling A.3.6.2 Production control

A.3.7 A.3.8 A.3.9 A.3.10

Quality management, quality assurance, quality control Performance criteria, performance measurement and control Human, safety, and personnel aspects Other

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G R O U P B. E N G I N E E R I N G / M A N A G E M E N T M E T H O D S AND T O O L S B.1 Business Methods B.I.1 Strategic planning, forecasting, decision analysis B.1.2 Financial justification, economic analysis B.1.3 Cost accounting, budgeting, control B.1.4 Other B.2 Information Systems B.2.1 MIS, DSS, databases, data architectures B.2.2 MRP, MRP II B.2.3 Real-time data acquisition, computation, and control systems B.2.4 Other B.3 Quality Management and Control B.3.1 Inspection, sampling, design of experiments, statistical process control (SPC) B.3.2 Total quality management (TQM) or control (TQC) B.3.3 Other B.4 Human Factors and Safety Engineering B.4.1 Environment design B.4.2 Job and organization design B.4.3 Workplace layout B.4.4 Functional analysis B.4.5 Human-machine relations B.4.6 Physical and mental workload analysis B.4.7 Safety B.4.8 Other B.5 Performance Evaluation and Optimization B.5.1 Analytical methods and models B.5.2 Simulation methods and models B.5.3 Optimization techniques B.5.4 Scheduling and sequencing techniques B.5.5 Heuristic methods B.5.6 Other B.6 Computer-Science-Based and Related Approaches B.6.1 Artificial intelligence (AI) including expert systems and knowledge-based systems B.6.2 Object-oriented paradigms B.6.3 Neural networks B.6.4 Fuzzy reasoning and fuzzy systems B.6.5 Other B.7 Just In Time and Related Improvement Methods B.7.1 Just in time (JIT) B.7.2 Group technology (GT) including classification/coding and production flow analysis (PFA) approaches B.7.3 Cellular manufacturing

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B.9

B.10

B.11

B.12 B.13

B.7.4 Setup reduction B.7.5 Kaizen (continuous improvement) B.7.6 Total productive maintenance (TPM) B.7.7 Other Product Design Methods and Tools B.8.1 Design theory and methodology B.8.2 Design tools, computer-aided design (CAD), solid modeling, computer-aided engineering (CAE) B.8.3 Design for assembly (DFA) B.8.4 Design for manufacture (DFM) B.8.5 Concurrent (or simultaneous) engineering B.8.6 Quality function deployment (QFD) B.8.7 Other Materials and Structures B.9.1 Materials science, materials properties B.9.2 Structures, structural analysis, stress analysis B.9.3 Process modeling Kinematics, Dynamics and Control B.10.1 Kinematics B.10.2 Dynamics B.10.3 Control theory (including adaptive, dynamic, feedback and automatic control) Standards B.11.1 Enterprise-wide information architectures B.11.2 Product data exchange technologies and standards B.11.3 Computer communication and CIM interface standards B.11.4 Machinery and machine tool standards B.11.5 Material handling systems standards B.11.6 Human-machine interface standards B.11.7 Safety standards B.11.8 Other stanflards Other Techniques and Tools Perspectives: Tutorial, Review, Philosophical or Historical

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