Synonyms
Definition
The entirety of interrelated economic, technological, and organizational measures directly connected with the processing/machining of materials, i.e., all functions and activities directly contributing to the making of goods.
Note: “Manufacturing” is often used synonymously for “production.” However, its conceptual content is larger than that of “production,” since it also encompasses managerial functions. Manufacturing is part of the supply chain between suppliers and customers of a manufacturing company. It includes the value adding processes, namely, fabrication and assembly, as well as the organizational functions, namely, process planning and production planning and control. Fabrication and assembly together are called production (CIRP Dictionary of Production Engineering 2004).
Theory and Application
History
The history of manufacturing begins with the world itself. The term “manufacture” is derived from two Latin words manu(by hand)...
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
References
CIRP Dictionary of Production Engineering (2004) Manufacturing systems, vol 3. Springer, Berlin
Colledani M, Tolio T, Fischer A, Iung B, Lanza G, Schmitt R, Váncza J (2014) Design and management of manufacturing systems for production quality. CIRP Ann Manuf Technol 63(2):773–796
ElMaraghy W, ElMaraghy HA, Tomiyama T, Monostori L (2012) Complexity in engineering design and manufacturing. CIRP Ann Manuf Technol 61(2):793–814
Gao R, Wang L, Teti R, Dornfeld D, Kumara S, Mori M, Helu M (2015) Cloud-enabled prognosis for manufacturing. CIRP Ann Manuf Technol 64(2):749–772
Groover MP (2007) Fundamentals of modern manufacturing: materials, processes, and systems. Wiley, Hoboken
Kalpakjian S, Schmid SR (2002) Manufacturing processes for engineering materials, 4th edn. Pearson, Upper Saddle River
Putnik G, Sluga A, ElMaraghy H, Teti R, Koren Y, Tolio T, Hon B (2013) A scalability in manufacturing systems design and operation: state-of-the-art and future developments roadmap. CIRP Ann Manuf Technol 62(2):751–774
Tolio T, Ceglarek D, ElMaraghy HA, Fischer A, Hu SJ, Laperrière L, Newman ST, Váncza J (2010) SPECIES: co-evolution of products, processes and production systems. CIRP Ann Manuf Technol 59(2):672–693
Ueda K, Takenaka T, Vancza J, Monostori L (2009) Value creation and decision-making in sustainable society. CIRP Ann Manuf Technol 58(2):681–700
Váncza J, Monostori L, Lutters D, Kumara S, Tseng M, Valckenaers P, Van Brussel H (2011) Cooperative and responsive manufacturing enterprises. CIRP Ann Manuf Technol 60(2):797–820
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding authors
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2016 CIRP
About this entry
Cite this entry
Segreto, T., Teti, R. (2016). Manufacturing. In: The International Academy for Produ, Laperrière, L., Reinhart, G. (eds) CIRP Encyclopedia of Production Engineering. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-35950-7_6561-4
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-35950-7_6561-4
Received:
Accepted:
Published:
Publisher Name: Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg
Online ISBN: 978-3-642-35950-7
eBook Packages: Springer Reference EngineeringReference Module Computer Science and Engineering
