机械工程专业英语—交流与沟通 English Communication for Mechanical Engineers 作者 康兰 part5.pptVIP

The methods of lean production aim to combine the flexibility and quality of craftsmanship with the low costs of mass production. Figure 5.44 Compoents of Lean Production System Figure 5.45 Integrated treatment for making shaft core With lean production, components are delivered to each teams work station just-in-time, and every worker is encouraged to stop production when a fault is discovered. 5.4.4 Agile Manufacturing Introduction Agile manufacturing is an approach to manufacturing which is focused on meeting the needs of customers while maintaining high standards of quality and controlling the overall costs involved in the production of a particular product that the goal is to reduce waste as much as possible. Companies that want to switch to the use of agile manufacturing can take advantage of consultants who specialize in helping companies convert and improve existing systems. Figure 5.46 The cars agile manufacturing Figure 5.47 Unit instance of agile manufacturing 5.4.5 Concurrent Engineering Introduction Concurrent Engineering is intended to cause the developers, from the outset, to consider all elements of the product life cycle from conception through disposal, including quality, cost, schedule, and user requirements. Its a business strategy that addresses important company resources. Figure 5.48 The concurrent engineering framework The major objective this business strategy aims to achieve is improved product development performance. Concurrent Engineering brings together multidisciplinary teams, in which product developers from different functions work together and in parallel from the start of a project with the intention of getting things right as quickly as possible, and as early as possible. Figure 5.49 The number of design changes made versus time Figure 5.50 The product development cost versus time. 5.4.6 Just-In-Time Introduction Just-In-Time (JIT) is a production strategy that strives to improve