All manufacturing firms need to exploit available technologies in complete efficiently and effectively, but all too often IT becomes a competitive handicap instead of an advantage.
Intelligent Manufacturing explains how appropriate use of information technology underpinned by effective management techniques can simplify, integrate and automate the manufacturing process without necessarily requiring high investment or complex system. An appropriate information strategy supported by innovative management is the key to continous manufacturing improvement.
1. The issues
2. Towards a new philosophy
3. Analysing your needs and developing a strategy
4. Getting help
5. IT investment
6. Limiting the risk
7. Value through quality
8. Instigating, anticipating and managine change
9. World class manufacturing
10. Adding the numbers
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