rapid prototyping (rp) is a technique of manufacturing parts by the additive layer manufacturing technology; where, a three-dimensional (3d) model created in a computer aided design (cad) system is sectioned into 2d profiles, which are further constructed by rp layer by layer. its use is not limited to industrial or engineering fields and has extended to the medical field for the manufacturing ...

To meet competitive market for the electronics consumer products, the integrated circuit is process at the semiconductor fabrication factory which is the most complex and challenging areas in manufacturing. This is due to semiconductor manufacturers will require to process 300 to 1000 steps depends on products, 60,000 WIP and 400 pieces equipment for typical 200mm wafer size technology. Due to ...

A case study on the suitability of an existing system configuration and control policy to the manufacturing strategic objectives has been conducted in a discrete part factory that belongs to a large Swedish manufacturing company. There are two market segments for the products identified as Segment A and Segment B with different priority of competitive factors. A newly formulated manufacturing s...

Evaluating technological investments has been a central concern in industrial engineering research and practice for decades. Critical path method (CPM), PERT and project portfolio management (PPM) are intangible frameworks that are most widely used to attain utmost efficiency and increase the technical and financial benefits in small scale industries to big corporate companies. The benefits of ...

Internet of Things (IoT) are being adopted for industrial and manufacturing applications such as manufacturing automation, remote machine diagnostics, prognostic health management of industrial machines and supply chain management. CloudBased Manufacturing is a recent on-demand model of manufacturing that is leveraging IoT technologies. While Cloud-Based Manufacturing enables on-demand access t...

We develop a generic System Dynamic model to simulate the production, machines, employees, waste, and capital flows of a manufacturing company. In a second step, this model is specialised by defining suitable input data to represent a bicycle manufacturing company in a developing country. We monitor a set of sustainability indicators to understand the social, environmental and economic impact o...

Nowadays, the industrial sector and specially manufacturing companies, have a huge challenge trying to train the workforce while maintaining up to date with the technology, machinery and manufacturing techniques involved in the production process. For that reason this sector claims for effective, in time and quality, training methodologies that do not interrupt or interfere with the continuous ...

Financial risk is an objective phenomenon in economic activities. It has received extensive attention in theoretical and practical fields. For each company and operators in the market economy, the financial risk is an objective existence. The manufacturing industry as a pillar industry of China’s economic development, occupies a large proportion in China’s listed company. However because of the...