| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 244 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
PREPARING FOR THE E-FACTORY; Introduction; PwC: Business trends e-Commerce Comes of Age, Global Manufacturing Strategies; PwC: Technology Trends: ERP, Internet, Objects; Roadmap for the e-Factory; CONTROLLING THE MANUFACTURING ENVIRONMENT (STRATEGIC ISSUES); Introduction; Evolution of ERP; Automation Strategies for Visionary Manufacturers; Emerging Automation Trends; PwC: Information Strategies for Automation & Control; LEAN MANUFACTURING EXECUTION SYSTEM STRATEGIES; Introduction; Enterprise Execution Strategies; Enabling "Make" in the SCOR Model; LEAN MES: A Value-Based MES Strategy. Measuring Manufacturing Productivity; Maintenance Management Strategies; FACTORY FLOOR SYSTEMS (OPERATIONAL ISSUES); Introduction; Integration Strategies for Manufacturing: Linking Machines to Customers; Real-Time Operating Systems in e-Devices: CE, NT, Java et al; Equipment Control in the e-Factory/e-Enterprise; ENGINEERING SYSTEMS AND NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; Introduction; Design for e-Factories; Design for e-Manufacturability; PDM/Product Configuration; e-Collaboration and Work Group Computing-New Approaches to Concurrent Engineering; e-Procurement and Strategic Sourcing; Process Control of the Product Realization Process; LINKING THE SUPPLY CHAIN; Introduction; PwC Paper-Supply Chain Planning; PwC-Customer Relationship Management; Order Management/Order Capture; Supply Chain Management and e-Commerce: Driving the Enterprise of the Next Millennium; EXECUTIVE ROADMAP; Introduction. e-Factory Roadmap Methodology; Digital Checklist: e-Factory Readiness Assessment Tool |
| Summary |
Annotation As manufacturing control systems converge with manufacturing automation systems and systems supporting the back office, IT managers in manufacturing companies are being asked to oversee all their company's IT-including the manufacturing systems. Roadmap to the E-Factory explains what the IT manager needs to know about these unfamiliar systems. It discusses the information value chain, a concept which demonstrates how all computing resources contribute to the success of a manufacturing organization. The material also demonstrates the strategic value of IT, and it includes recommendations for managing the computing resources of a global manufacturing enterprise. An authoritative text on IT, manufacturing, and control systems, Roadmap to the E-Factory provides detailed information on: <li>e-companies </li><li>e-commerce o Lean manufacturing </li><li>Supply chain management </li><li>ERP </li><li>Operations </li><li>Emerging trends In addition to helping you gain a basic understanding of manufacturing systems, Roadmap to the E-Factory shows you how IT systems can most effectively support these systems and provides you with a set of recommendations that enables you to derive maximum benefit from them.</li> |
| Notes |
Includes index |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Computer integrated manufacturing systems.
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COMPUTERS -- CAD-CAM.
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Computer integrated manufacturing systems
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
020399745X |
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9780203997451 |
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0849300991 |
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9780849300998 |
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