An Approximate Approach for the Verification of Process Plans with an Application to Reconfigurable Pallets

2020 ◽  
pp. 105-120
Author(s):  
Massimo Manzini ◽  
Marcello Urgo
Keyword(s):  
Approximate Approach ◽  
Process Plans

An investigation of the influence of alternative process plans on equipment control

2001 ◽  
Vol 19 (6) ◽  
pp. 393-406 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joao C.E. Ferreira ◽  
Richard A. Wysk
Keyword(s):  
Alternative Process ◽  
Process Plans ◽  
Equipment Control

Tool Approach Directions for Machining Protrusion and Depression Features in an Object

1990 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chandrasekhar Karra ◽  
Thomas A. Phelps
Keyword(s):  
Product Development ◽  
Product Design ◽  
Tool Path ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Production Costs ◽  
Competitive Market ◽  
Process Plans ◽  
Manufacturing Problems ◽  
Lower Production

Abstract The success of any industry in today’s highly competitive market is largely dependent on its ability to produce quality products, quickly and at low cost. Evaluating the effect of a product design on its manufacture is crucial in developing efficient designs. Any potential manufacturing problems detected at this stage can be corrected by modifying the design, leading to shorter product development cycles and lower production costs. This paper presents an algorithm to determine feasible tool approach directions. The algorithm is based on detecting if any part of the object obstructs the tool path. The basis for the algorithm is determining feasible approach directions and clearances around a planar polygonal face. The algorithm is applicable to both protrusions and depressions. The information is useful in performing manufacturability analysis of designs and develop process plans.

scholarly journals Le Capital Immatériel : Evaluation Et Importance Cas Des Entreprises Marocaines Cotées En Bourse

2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (10) ◽  
pp. 304
Author(s):  
Omar Taouab ◽  
Lotfi Benazzou ◽  
Aziz Babounia
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual Capital ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Information Age ◽  
Intangible Capital ◽  
Approximate Approach ◽  
Fixed Assets ◽  
The Subject

Currently, we live in an economy that has changed considerably since the 1990s. This is the time where the economies have moved from the industrial to the information age. For about a decade, companies have switched to the immaterial economy in addition to the physical value (fixed assets: buildings, workshops, computers, vehicles, etc.) and the cash value (cash, receivables, etc.).There is a gaseous value, which is the intangible capital. This new notable concept is the subject of this research, which is to calculate the intangible capital of a sample of listed Moroccan companies, according to an approximate approach, based on publicly available data on Casablanca Stock Exchange website. The purpose of this research is to answer the following questions: What is intellectual capital? What are the components of intangible capital? And what is the weight of intangible capital in Moroccan companies?

A Blackboard Architecture for Integrated Process Planning/Production Scheduling

1996 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas J. Laliberty ◽  
David W. Hildum ◽  
Norman M. Sadeh ◽  
John McA’Nulty ◽  
Dag Kjenstad ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Process Planning ◽  
Production Scheduling ◽  
New Products ◽  
Agile Manufacturing ◽  
Electronic Data Interchange ◽  
Integrated Process ◽  
Blackboard Architecture ◽  
Process Plans ◽  
Mixed Initiative ◽  
Planning Production

Abstract As companies increase the level of customization in their products, move towards smaller lot production and experiment with more flexible customer/supplier arrangements such as those made possible by Electronic Data Interchange (EDI), they increasingly require the ability to quickly, accurately and competitively respond to customer requests for bids on new products and efficiently work out supplier/subcontractor arrangements for these new products. This in turn requires the ability to rapidly convert standard-based product specifications into process plans and quickly integrate process plans for new orders into the existing production schedule to best accommodate the current state of the manufacturing enterprise. This paper describes IP3S, an Integrated Process Planning/Production Scheduling (IP3S) Shell for Agile Manufacturing. The IP3S Shell is designed around a blackboard architecture that emphasizes (1) concurrent development and dynamic revision of integrated process planning/production scheduling solutions, (2) the use of a common representation for exchanging process planning and production scheduling information, (3) coordination with outside information sources such as customer and supplier sites, (4) mixed initiative decision support, enabling the user to interactively explore a number of tradeoffs, and (5) portability and ease of integration with legacy systems. The system is scheduled for initial evaluation in a large and highly dynamic machine shop at Raytheon’s Andover manufacturing facility.

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