Solution Manual For Automation, Production Systems, and Computer-
Integrated Manufacturing, 5th edition by Mikell P. Groove
,Table of contents
chapter 1 introduction
part I overview of manufacturing
chapter 2 manufacturing operations
chapter 3 manufacturing metrics and economics
part II automation and control technologies
chapter 4 introduction to automation
chapter 5 industrial control systems
chapter 6 hardware components for automation and process control
chapter 7 computer numerical control
chapter 8 industrial robotics
chapter 9 discrete control and programmable logic controllers
part III material handling and identification
chapter 10 material transport systems
chapter 11 storage systems
chapter 12 automatic identification and data capture
part IV manufacturing systems
chapter 13 overview of manufacturing systems
chapter 14 single-station manufacturing cells
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,chapter 15 multi-station manufacturing systems: manual assembly lines
chapter 16 multi-station manufacturing systems: automated production lines
chapter 17 automated assembly systems
chapter 18 group technology and cellular manufacturing
chapter 19 multi-station manufacturing systems: automated for flexibility
part V quality control systems
chapter 20 quality programs for manufacturing
chapter 21 inspection principles and practices
chapter 22 inspection technologies
part VI manufacturing support systems and computer-integrated manufacturing
chapter 23 product design and cad/cam in the production system
chapter 24 process planning and concurrent engineering
chapter 25 production planning and control systems
chapter 26 just-in-time and lean production
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Chapter 1 INTROD
A A
UCTION
REVIEWA QUESTIONS
1.1 WhatAareAsomeAofAtheArealitiesAmentionedAatAtheAbeginningAofAtheAchapterAthatAmodernAmanufacturingAenter
prisesAmustAcopeAwith?ANameAfour.
Answer:ATheArealitiesAmentionedAinAtheAtextAareA(1)Aglobalization,A(2)AinternationalAoutsourcing,A(3)Alocal
Aoutsourcing, A(4) AcontractAmanufacturing, A(5)Atrend Atoward AtheAserviceAsector, A(6) Aquality Aexpectations, Aan
dA(7)AtheAneedAforAoperationalAefficiency.
1.2 WhatAisAaAproductionAsystem?
Answer:AAsAdefinedAinAtheAtext,AaAproductionAsystemAisAaAcollectionAofApeople,Aequipment,AandAprocedure
sAorganizedAtoAperformAtheAmanufacturingAoperationsAofAaAcompanyA(orAotherAorganization).
1.3 ProductionA systemsAcanA beAdividedA intoA twoAcategoriesAorA levels.A NameAandAbrieflyAdefineAtheAtwoA levels.
Answer:ATheAtwoAcategoriesAgivenAinAtheAtextAareA(1)Afacilities,AwhichAconsistAofAtheAfactory,AtheAequipm
entAinAtheAfactory,AandAtheAwayAtheAequipmentAisAorganized;AandA(2)Amanufacturing AsupportAsystems,Awhi
chAisAtheAsetAofAproceduresAusedAbyAtheAcompanyAtoAmanageAproductionAandAtoAsolveAtheAtechnicalAandAl
ogisticsAproblemsAencounteredAinAorderingAmaterials,AmovingAtheAworkAthroughAtheAfactory,AandAensuring
AthatAproductsAmeet Aquality Astandards.AProductAdesign Aand Acertain Abusiness Afunctions AareAincluded Aamong
AtheAmanufacturing AsupportAsystems.
1.4 WhatAareA manufacturingAsystems,AandAhowAareAtheyAdistinguishedAfromAproductionA systems?
Answer:AAAmanufacturing AsystemAisAaAlogicalAgroupingAofAequipmentAinAtheAfactoryAandAtheAworker(s)Aw
hoAoperate(s)Ait.AExamplesAincludeAworker-
machineAsystems,AproductionAlines,AandAmachineAcells.AAAproductionAsystemAisAaAlargerAsystemAthatAinclu
desAaAcollectionAofAmanufacturingAsystemsAandAtheAsupportAsystemsAusedAtoAmanageAthem.AAAmanufacturi
ngAsystemAisAaAsubsetAofAtheAproductionAsystem.
1.5 ManufacturingAsystemsAareAdividedAintoAthreeAcategories,AaccordingAtoAworkerAparticipation.ANameAtheA
threeAcategories.
Answer:ATheAthreeAcategoriesAareA(1)AmanualAworkAsystems,A(2)Aworker-
machineAsystems,AandA(3)AautomatedAsystems.
1.6 WhatAareAtheA fourA functionsAincludedAwithinAtheAscopeAofAmanufacturingAsupportAsystems?
Answer:AAsAidentifiedAinAtheAtext,AtheAfourAfunctionsAareA(1)AbusinessAfunctions,A(2)AproductAdesign,A(3)A
manufacturingAplanning,AandA(4)AmanufacturingAcontrol.
1.7 ThreeAbasicAtypesAofAautomationAareAdefinedAinAtheAtext.AWhatAisAfixedAautomationAandAwhatAareAsom
eAofAitsAfeatures?
Answer:AFixedAautomationAisAaAsystemAinAwhichAtheAsequenceAofAprocessingA(orAassembly)AoperationsAisAf
ixedAbyAtheAequipmentAconfiguration.AEachAoperationAinAtheAsequenceAisAusuallyAsimple,AbutAtheAintegratio
nAandAcoordination AofAmanyAsuchAoperationsAintoAoneApieceAofAequipmentAmakesAtheAsystemAcomplex.ATy
picalAfeaturesAofAfixedAautomationAareA(1)AhighAinitialAinvestmentAforAcustom-
engineeredAequipment,A(2)AhighAproductionArates,AandA(3)ArelativelyAinflexibleAinAaccommodatingAproductA
variety.
1.8 WhatAisAprogrammableAautomationAandAwhatAareA someAofAitsAfeatures?
Answer:AInAprogrammableAautomation,AtheA productionAequipmentAisAdesignedA withAtheAcapabilityAtoAchan
geA theAsequenceAofAoperationsAtoAaccommodateAdifferentAproductAconfigurations.ATheAoperationAsequenceA
isAcontrolledAbyAaAprogram,AwhichAisAaAsetAofAinstructionsAcodedAsoAthatAtheyAcanAbeAreadAandAinterpreted
AbyAtheAsystem.ASomeAofAtheAfeatures AofAprogrammable Aautomation AareA(1) Ahigh AinvestmentAinAgeneralApu
rposeAequipment,A(2)AlostAproductionAtimeAdueAtoAchangeoversAofAphysicalAsetupAandAreprogramming,A(3)A
lowerAproductionAratesAthanAfixedAautomation,A(4)AflexibilityAtoAdealAwithAvariationsAandAchangesAinAprodu
ctAconfiguration,AandA(5)AmostAsuitableAforAbatchAproduction.
1.9 WhatAisAflexibleAautomationA andAwhatAareAsomeAofAitsAfeatures?
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Integrated Manufacturing, 5th edition by Mikell P. Groove
,Table of contents
chapter 1 introduction
part I overview of manufacturing
chapter 2 manufacturing operations
chapter 3 manufacturing metrics and economics
part II automation and control technologies
chapter 4 introduction to automation
chapter 5 industrial control systems
chapter 6 hardware components for automation and process control
chapter 7 computer numerical control
chapter 8 industrial robotics
chapter 9 discrete control and programmable logic controllers
part III material handling and identification
chapter 10 material transport systems
chapter 11 storage systems
chapter 12 automatic identification and data capture
part IV manufacturing systems
chapter 13 overview of manufacturing systems
chapter 14 single-station manufacturing cells
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,chapter 15 multi-station manufacturing systems: manual assembly lines
chapter 16 multi-station manufacturing systems: automated production lines
chapter 17 automated assembly systems
chapter 18 group technology and cellular manufacturing
chapter 19 multi-station manufacturing systems: automated for flexibility
part V quality control systems
chapter 20 quality programs for manufacturing
chapter 21 inspection principles and practices
chapter 22 inspection technologies
part VI manufacturing support systems and computer-integrated manufacturing
chapter 23 product design and cad/cam in the production system
chapter 24 process planning and concurrent engineering
chapter 25 production planning and control systems
chapter 26 just-in-time and lean production
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Chapter 1 INTROD
A A
UCTION
REVIEWA QUESTIONS
1.1 WhatAareAsomeAofAtheArealitiesAmentionedAatAtheAbeginningAofAtheAchapterAthatAmodernAmanufacturingAenter
prisesAmustAcopeAwith?ANameAfour.
Answer:ATheArealitiesAmentionedAinAtheAtextAareA(1)Aglobalization,A(2)AinternationalAoutsourcing,A(3)Alocal
Aoutsourcing, A(4) AcontractAmanufacturing, A(5)Atrend Atoward AtheAserviceAsector, A(6) Aquality Aexpectations, Aan
dA(7)AtheAneedAforAoperationalAefficiency.
1.2 WhatAisAaAproductionAsystem?
Answer:AAsAdefinedAinAtheAtext,AaAproductionAsystemAisAaAcollectionAofApeople,Aequipment,AandAprocedure
sAorganizedAtoAperformAtheAmanufacturingAoperationsAofAaAcompanyA(orAotherAorganization).
1.3 ProductionA systemsAcanA beAdividedA intoA twoAcategoriesAorA levels.A NameAandAbrieflyAdefineAtheAtwoA levels.
Answer:ATheAtwoAcategoriesAgivenAinAtheAtextAareA(1)Afacilities,AwhichAconsistAofAtheAfactory,AtheAequipm
entAinAtheAfactory,AandAtheAwayAtheAequipmentAisAorganized;AandA(2)Amanufacturing AsupportAsystems,Awhi
chAisAtheAsetAofAproceduresAusedAbyAtheAcompanyAtoAmanageAproductionAandAtoAsolveAtheAtechnicalAandAl
ogisticsAproblemsAencounteredAinAorderingAmaterials,AmovingAtheAworkAthroughAtheAfactory,AandAensuring
AthatAproductsAmeet Aquality Astandards.AProductAdesign Aand Acertain Abusiness Afunctions AareAincluded Aamong
AtheAmanufacturing AsupportAsystems.
1.4 WhatAareA manufacturingAsystems,AandAhowAareAtheyAdistinguishedAfromAproductionA systems?
Answer:AAAmanufacturing AsystemAisAaAlogicalAgroupingAofAequipmentAinAtheAfactoryAandAtheAworker(s)Aw
hoAoperate(s)Ait.AExamplesAincludeAworker-
machineAsystems,AproductionAlines,AandAmachineAcells.AAAproductionAsystemAisAaAlargerAsystemAthatAinclu
desAaAcollectionAofAmanufacturingAsystemsAandAtheAsupportAsystemsAusedAtoAmanageAthem.AAAmanufacturi
ngAsystemAisAaAsubsetAofAtheAproductionAsystem.
1.5 ManufacturingAsystemsAareAdividedAintoAthreeAcategories,AaccordingAtoAworkerAparticipation.ANameAtheA
threeAcategories.
Answer:ATheAthreeAcategoriesAareA(1)AmanualAworkAsystems,A(2)Aworker-
machineAsystems,AandA(3)AautomatedAsystems.
1.6 WhatAareAtheA fourA functionsAincludedAwithinAtheAscopeAofAmanufacturingAsupportAsystems?
Answer:AAsAidentifiedAinAtheAtext,AtheAfourAfunctionsAareA(1)AbusinessAfunctions,A(2)AproductAdesign,A(3)A
manufacturingAplanning,AandA(4)AmanufacturingAcontrol.
1.7 ThreeAbasicAtypesAofAautomationAareAdefinedAinAtheAtext.AWhatAisAfixedAautomationAandAwhatAareAsom
eAofAitsAfeatures?
Answer:AFixedAautomationAisAaAsystemAinAwhichAtheAsequenceAofAprocessingA(orAassembly)AoperationsAisAf
ixedAbyAtheAequipmentAconfiguration.AEachAoperationAinAtheAsequenceAisAusuallyAsimple,AbutAtheAintegratio
nAandAcoordination AofAmanyAsuchAoperationsAintoAoneApieceAofAequipmentAmakesAtheAsystemAcomplex.ATy
picalAfeaturesAofAfixedAautomationAareA(1)AhighAinitialAinvestmentAforAcustom-
engineeredAequipment,A(2)AhighAproductionArates,AandA(3)ArelativelyAinflexibleAinAaccommodatingAproductA
variety.
1.8 WhatAisAprogrammableAautomationAandAwhatAareA someAofAitsAfeatures?
Answer:AInAprogrammableAautomation,AtheA productionAequipmentAisAdesignedA withAtheAcapabilityAtoAchan
geA theAsequenceAofAoperationsAtoAaccommodateAdifferentAproductAconfigurations.ATheAoperationAsequenceA
isAcontrolledAbyAaAprogram,AwhichAisAaAsetAofAinstructionsAcodedAsoAthatAtheyAcanAbeAreadAandAinterpreted
AbyAtheAsystem.ASomeAofAtheAfeatures AofAprogrammable Aautomation AareA(1) Ahigh AinvestmentAinAgeneralApu
rposeAequipment,A(2)AlostAproductionAtimeAdueAtoAchangeoversAofAphysicalAsetupAandAreprogramming,A(3)A
lowerAproductionAratesAthanAfixedAautomation,A(4)AflexibilityAtoAdealAwithAvariationsAandAchangesAinAprodu
ctAconfiguration,AandA(5)AmostAsuitableAforAbatchAproduction.
1.9 WhatAisAflexibleAautomationA andAwhatAareAsomeAofAitsAfeatures?
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