Essential Manufacturing provides a comprehensive introduction to the broad spectrum of manufacturing industry. It takes a self-contained, concise approach and includes review questions.
It begins with an introduction to the manufacturing industry, before covering the materials used and the basic manufacturing process, including examples of application and a section on how to select a particular process and material for the manufacture of a product. Focus is then given to automation in manufacturing, before the consideration of manufacturing operation management and production planning and control, work study, and economics. How to maintain quality in the manufacturing process and human factors in manufacturing are then covered, and finally a speculative look at the future of manufacturing is included.
