Shop Floor Control Systems

The book achieves its aim of balancing material on technology (both manufacturing and information) with that on research, on organisational and social aspects, and on the more pragmatic implementation issues. - International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing; ...a very valuable contribution to current thinking in manufacture which will last for decades to come, and is therefore highly recommended. -Computer Integrated Manufacturing Systems.; The book is well structured and presents interesting material on the subject of SFC. Each chapter comprises a separate introduction and conclusion in addition to an overview of each part. Overall the book presents a good balance between research and industrial practice. - International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing

• One: Background to Shop Floor Control Systems.- Overview.- 1 A background to shop floor control systems.- Two: A Functional Architecture for Shop Floor Control Systems.- Overview.- 2 An architecture for shop floor control systems.- 3 A structured functional model for shop floor control.- Three: An Information Technology Architecture for Shop Floor Control.- Overview.- 4 An information technology architecture for shop floor control.- 5 Implementation technologies for shop floor control systems.- Four: State-of-the-Art Review.- Overview.- 6 A review of scheduling strategies.- 7 A review of production environment design strategies.- Five: The Implementation of Shop Floor Control Systems.- Overview.- 8 An approach to the implementation of factory coordination and production activity control systems.- 9 A design tool for shop floor control systems.- Six: An Implementation of A PAC System.- Overview.- 10 The environment of the case study.- 11 Implementation of a PAC system.- 12 References and further reading.