Industrial Engineering articles from July 1989

Industrial Engineering archives from July 1989

CIM in action: microelectronics manufacturer charts course toward true systems integration. (computer-integrated manufacturing)
July 1, 1989... CIM In Action: Microelectronics Manufacturer Charts Course Toward True Systems Integration The key elements of computer integrated manufacturing are for the most part virtually the same as we have always applied in the factory environment....

Local area network links manufacturing cells in modular growth design.
July 1, 1989... Local Area Network Links Manufacturing Cells In Modular Growth Design The flow of information on and from the production floor is no longer confined to labor control and material releases from the warehouse. Effective manufacturing now...

Radar manufacturer improves productivity with computerized assembly planning system.
July 1, 1989... Radar Manufacturer Improves Productivity With Computerized Assembly Planning System Technology in military airborne radar continues to grow at ever faster rates. But that technology is of little value if it cannot be converted to...

Small parts handling needs are met by installing a vertical storage system. (includes related article on automated storage and retrieval systems)
July 1, 1989... Small Parts Handling Needs Are Met By Installing A Vertical Storage System AT & T's Atlanta Works facility needed a small parts storage and retrieval system that offered the potential of accelerating and improving storeroom operations. Vertical...

Apple uses simulation to improve PCB/FMS line design and operation. (printed circuit board flexible manufacturing systems)
July 1, 1989... Apple Uses Simulation To Improve PCB/FMS Line Design And Operation Most of the microcomputers that Apple Computer sells in Europe are assembled in its plant in Cork, Ireland. The plant, being only a few years old, was designed to take...

Let's look at design processes and their results.
July 1, 1989... Let's Look At Design Processes And Their Results There is a widespread mystification about why the United States, supposedly the most advanced nation on earth, is managing to come up short in so many encounters in the competitive arena of...

Solving all-integer linear programming problems. (Microcomputers)
July 1, 1989... Microcomputers Solving All-Integer Linear Programming Problems There are many real world problems in which all the decision variables make sense only if they have integer values. These types of problems are referred to as all-integer...