Manufacturing System
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Manufacturing System Alessandra Caggiano Department of Industrial Engineering, Fraunhofer Joint Laboratory of Excellence on Advanced Production Technology (Fh-J_LEAPT Naples), University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
Synonyms Production System
Definition An organization in the manufacturing industry for the creation of production. In the mechanical and electrical engineering industries, a manufacturing system, in general, has an integrated group of functions, e.g., the sales, design, production, and shipping functions. A research function may provide a service to one or more of the other functions. Note: Despite the conceptual difference between “production” and “manufacturing,” in English usage, the term “manufacturing system” addresses a complete enterprise or a group of enterprises, an individual production department (e.g., foundry, turnery), or even a single work station (CIRP Dictionary of Production Engineering 2004).
Extended Definition A manufacturing system can be defined as a combination of humans, machinery, and equipment that are bound by a common material and information flow. The input material flow consists of raw materials and energy, while the input information is related to the customer demand for the system’s products. The outputs of a manufacturing system can likewise be divided into materials, such as finished goods and scrap, and information, such as measures of system performance (Chryssolouris 2006).
Theory and Application Introduction According to the definition given in the CIRP Dictionary of Production Engineering, manufacturing systems are wide systems involving people, equipment, and procedures organized to accomplish the manufacturing operations of a company. Manufacturing systems include not only the groups of machines and workstations in the factory but also the support procedures that make them work. In this entry, particular attention will be paid to those aspects of manufacturing systems that are of particular interest from the point of view of production technology. History Manufacturing historical roots date back to the eighteenth century: a number of different
# CIRP 2016 The International Academy for Production Engineering et al. (eds.), CIRP Encyclopedia of Production Engineering, DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-35950-7_6562-4
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manufacturing paradigms have been proposed with the aim to meet the several targets defined by the changing market requirements. Research studies (Mehrabi et al. 2002) identify three major periods that exemplify the key changes in the focus of manufacturing systems: • Precomputer numerical control • Computer numerical control (CNC) • Knowledge epoch The first manufacturing paradigm introduced in the pre-CNC epoch is mass production: this paradigm enabled the manufacturing of high volumes of one specific part type on dedicated manufacturing systems (DMS), cost-effectively and with the required quality. The core elements of the dedicated manufacturing systems are transfer lines, assembly stations, fixed tooling, and dedicated automation processes. The emph
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