Collaborative Engineering Theory and Practice /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Kamrani, Ali K. (Editor), Nasr, Emad S. Abouel (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2008.
• Subjects: Engineering.; Production management.; Industrial engineering.; Production engineering.; Manufacturing industries.; Machines.; Tools.; Quality control.; Reliability.; Industrial safety.; Industrial and Production Engineering.; Manufacturing, Machines, Tools.; Operations Management.; Quality Control, Reliability, Safety and Risk.

Collaborative Engineering: Theory and Practice offers insights into the methods and techniques involved in implementing a systematic approach to the integrated, concurrent design of products and related processes, including manufacturing, product service and support. The approach discussed here will...

Table of Contents:

• Collaborative Design Approach in Product Design and Development
• Template-Based Integrated Design: A Case Study
• Six Sigma: Continuous Improvement Toward Excellence
• Supply Chain Workflow Modeling Using Ontologies
• Data-Mining Process Overview
• Intelligent Design and Manufacturing
• Rapid Manufacturing
• Simulation-Based Optimization: A Case Study for Airline's Cargo Service Call Center
• Robotics and Autonomous Robots
• Modular Design
• Manufacturing Complexity Analysis: A Simulation-Based Methodology
• Designing Cellular Manufacturing for Next Generation Production Systems.