Incluye referencias bibliográficas e índice CONTENIDO: Overwiew of manufacturing -- Manufacturing operations -- Manufacturing models and metrics -- Automation and control technologies -- Introduction to automation -- Industrial control systems -- Hardware components for automation and process control -- Numerical control -- Industrial robotics -- Discrete control using programmable logic controllers and personal computers -- Material handling and identification technologies -- Material transport systems -- Storage systems -- Automatic identification and data capture -- Manufacturing systems -- Introduction to manufacturing systems -- Single-station manufactring cells -- Manual assembly lines -- Automated production lines -- Automated assembly systems -- Cellular manufacturing --Flexible manufacturing systems -- Quality control in manufacturing systems -- Quality programs for manufacturing -- Inspection principles and practices -- Inspection technologies -- Manufacturing support systems -- product design and CAD/CAM in the production system -- Process planning and concurrent engineering -- Production planning and control systems -- Just-in-time and lean production.
