Manufacturing Technology Text
Published on 1. January 1990
Book
Hardback
416 pages
978-0-8273-3462-5 (ISBN)
Description
This book should be of interest to introductory undergraduate courses on manufacturing technology.
This book should be of interest to introductory undergraduate courses on manufacturing technology.
This book should be of interest to introductory undergraduate courses on manufacturing technology.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Mason, OH
United States
Publishing group
Cengage Learning, Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
colour illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 266.7 mm
Width: 203.2 mm
Thickness: 20.3 mm
Weight
997.9 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8273-3462-5 (9780827334625)
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Content
Section I: Introduction. Technology, manufacturing and the systems approach. The history of manufacturing. Types of manufacturing systems. Careers in manufacturing. Section II: Inputs. People: the most important input (resource). Mineral resources. Manufacturing materials. Tools and machines of manufacturing. The importance of knowledge. Finances: it takes money to make money. Manufacturing: time and work measurement. Section III: Processes. Design engineering process. Organization, ownership and management systems. Processing materials. Marketing processes: selling the product. Accounting. Section IV: Outputs. Manufactured goods: the most obvious output. Waste, scrap and pollution. Section V: Impacts/feedback. Ethics and manufacturing: the human factor. Environmental impacts. The future of manufacturing. Manufacturing in the technology laboratory.