Previous ed.: Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Prentice-Hall; London: Prentice-Hall International, 2001.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- Manufacturing operations -- Manufacturing models and metrics -- 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 transport systems -- Storage systems -- Automatic identification and data capture -- Introduction to manufacturing systems -- Single-station manufacturing cells -- Manual assembly lines -- Automated production lines -- Automated assembly systems -- Cellular manufacturing -- Flexible manufacturing systems -- Quality programs for manufacturing -- Inspection principles and practices -- Inspection technologies -- 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.

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