Industry 4.0`S Product Development Process Aided by Robotic Process Automation

Process Automation Development in China

A short historical view of process automation in China is provided. The development of essential aspects of process automation, including Distributed Control System (DCS), Advanced Process Control (APC) and Manufacturing Execution System (MES), are discussed in detail. The contribution of local process automation companies, i.e. SUPCON, and HOLLYSYS are highlighted.

Product and process development

A dynamic risk analysis on new product development process

Abstract In the dynamic and competitive market, managers seek to find effective strategies for new products development. Since There has not been a thorough research in this field, this study is based on a review on the risks exist in the NPD process and an analysis of risks through FMEA approach to prioritize the existent risks and a modeling behavior of the NPD process and main risks using s...

Evolving the Product Development Process

The author hereby grants to MIT permission to reproduce and to distribute publicly paper and electronic copies of this thesis document in wholefr in part /1/ JUL 1 8 ROZ LIBRARIES Acknowledgements First, and foremost, I would like to thank my advisors, Diane Burton and Jim Hines. Thank you for your inspired guidance and the interest you took in my work. I was fortunate enough to work with two p...

Product to Process Lifecycle Management in Assembly Automation Systems

Presently, the automotive industry is facing enormous pressure due to global competition and ever changing legislative, economic and customer demands. Product and process development in the automotive manufacturing industry is a challenging task for many reasons. Current product life cycle management (PLM) systems tend to be product-focussed. Though, information about processes and resources ar...