Selection and Evaluation of Advanced Manufacturing Technologies
Selection and Evaluation of Advanced Manufacturing Technologies

Author: Matthew J. Liberatore

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2012-12-06

Total Pages: 332

ISBN-13: 3642956211

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Matthew J. Liberatore Department of Management Villanova University Villanova, PA 19085 1. BACKGROUND The weakening competitive position of many segments of u.s. manufacturing has been analyzed, debated and discussed in corporate boardrooms, academic journals and the popular literature. One result has been a renewed commitment toward improving productivity and quality in the workplace. The drive to reduce manufacturing related costs, while meeting ever-changing customer needs, has led many firms to consider more automated and flexible manufacturing systems. The extent to which these new technologies can support business goals in productivity, quality and flexibility is an especially important issue for manufacturing firms in the u.s. and other Western nations. Problems have arisen in developing performance measures and evaluation criteria which reflect the full range of costs and benefits associated with these technologies. Some would argue that managerial policies and attitudes, and not the shortcomings of the equipment or manufacturing processes, are the major impediments to implementation (Kaplan 1984).

Operations Management
Operations Management

Author: Roger G. Schroeder

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies

Published: 1989

Total Pages: 820

ISBN-13: 9780070556188

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This book is intended for the introductory course in production and operations management offered by most schools of business administration and some schools of engineering.

WebSphere Business Process Management V7 Production Topologies
WebSphere Business Process Management V7 Production Topologies

Author: Martin Keen

Publisher: IBM Redbooks

Published: 2010-05-11

Total Pages: 472

ISBN-13: 0738434345

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This IBM® Redbooks® publication describes how to build production topologies for Business Process Management (BPM) solutions. It is aimed at IT Architects and IT Specialists who want to understand and implement these topologies. Use this book to select the appropriate production topologies for a given environment, then follow the step-by-step instructions included in this book to build these topologies. You must have a high-level understanding of WebSphere Business Process Management products to get the most out of this book. This book addresses the following WebSphere® products: WebSphere Process Server V7 WebSphere Business Monitor V7 WebSphere Business Services Fabric V7 WebSphere Enterprise Service Bus V7 WebSphere Business Compass V7 Part 1, "Overview" on page 1, introduces the BPM products that we discuss and provides an overview of basic topology terminology. This part also provides an overview of the production topologies that we describe in this book, including a selection criteria for when to select each topology. Part 2, "Building production topologies" on page 53, provides a series of step-by-step instructions for creating production topology environments using deployment environment patterns. We describe topologies using the Integrated Solutions Console and a command-line interface.