Abstract
In the previous chapter various aspects of manufacturing system design were outlined. Here the operation and control of a manufacturing system is considered under the headings of quality control, materials management, labour control, project management, maintenance management, and management information systems.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Preview
Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.
Further Reading
BS 2564 Control Chart Technique when Manufacturing to a Specification (British Standards Institution, London, 1955).
BS 5701 Number Defective Chart for Quality Control (British Standards Institution, London, 1980).
Currie, R.M. and Faraday, J.E., Work Study (Pitman, London, 1977).
DEF 131A Sampling Procedures and Tables for Inspection by Attributes (HMSO, London, 1967).
Dodge, H.F. and Romig, H.G., Sampling Inspection Tables (Wiley, New York, 1959).
Hill, R.W. and Hillier, T.J., Organisational Buying Behaviour (Macmillan, London, 1977).
Juran, J.M. and Gryna, F.M., Quality Planning and Analysis (McGraw-Hill, New York, 1980).
Kelly, A. and Harris, M.J., Management of Industrial Maintenance (Newnes Butterworth, London, 1978).
Lockyer, K.G., Production Control in Practice (Pitman, London, 1975).
Shave, M.J.R. and Bhaskar, K.N., Computer Science Applied to Business Systems (Addison-Wesley, London, 1982).
Copyright information
© 1984 J.D. Radford
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Radford, J.D. (1984). Operation of Manufacturing Systems. In: The Engineer and Society. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-17506-2_10
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-17506-2_10
Publisher Name: Palgrave, London
Print ISBN: 978-0-333-35816-0
Online ISBN: 978-1-349-17506-2
eBook Packages: EngineeringEngineering (R0)