"The field of manufacturing over the years has seen introduction of new and innovative technologies for enhancing output, increasing quality and reducing material inventory. This textbook discusses fundamental concepts, principles, technologies and applications of advanced manufacturing processes. It comprehensively discusses key manufacturing technologies including reconfigurable manufacturing processes, computer integrated manufacturing processes, agile manufacturing process, cellular manufacturing process, rapid ...
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"The field of manufacturing over the years has seen introduction of new and innovative technologies for enhancing output, increasing quality and reducing material inventory. This textbook discusses fundamental concepts, principles, technologies and applications of advanced manufacturing processes. It comprehensively discusses key manufacturing technologies including reconfigurable manufacturing processes, computer integrated manufacturing processes, agile manufacturing process, cellular manufacturing process, rapid prototyping and flexible manufacturing processes. This book discusses rapid prototyping techniques in detail, covers automation systems and its techniques, examines issues related to reconfigurable manufacturing processes, flexible manufacturing processes and agile manufacturing processes, discusses actuators and sensors, Industrial Robots, Lean production, comparison of lean and Agile and Rapid Prototyping techniques, and covers matrix approach techniques to understand the barriers index value. The textbook is primarily written for senior undergraduate and graduate students in the field of mechanical engineering, industrial and production engineering"--
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