Manufacturing Automation Management A Productivity Handbook
Automation has been employed for many years to provide a multitude of reasonably priced products for the American consumer. However, it has become evident that its real character as a manufacturing systems approach needs to be examined carefully for a bet
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MANUFACTURING AUTOMATION MANAGEMENT A Productivity Handbook
Roger W. Bolz, P.E.
President and Chief Engineer Automation for Industry
Chapman and Hall New York London
First published 1985 by Chapman and Hall 29 West 35 Street, New York, N.Y. 10001 Published in Great Britain by Chapman and Hall Ltd 11 New Fetter Lane, London EC4P 4EE ©
1985 Chapman and Hall
Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 1985 All Rights Reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted, or reproduced or utilized in any form or by any electronic, mechanical or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers.
Library of Congres Cataloging in Publication Data
Bolz, Roger William. Manufacturing automation management. Bibliography: p. Includes index. 1. Automation. T59.5.B65 1985
I. Title.
670.42'7
84-27465
ISBN-13: 978-1-4612-9586-0 e-ISBN-13: 978-1-4613-2541-3 DOl: 10.1007/978-1-4613-2541-3
Acknowledgments The author would like to acknowledge with sincere thanks the assistance of the many leading companies that have cooperated in providing the industry case study material presented in this text. No amount of analysis or how-to information can be as effective as when exemplified by reallife instances of success. Due credit to the individual companies is appended to each case. In addition, special thanks are due to the editors of Modern Materials Handling, Manufacturing Engineering, Materials Handling Engineering, and American Machinist for their cooperation in supplying important material. Not to be overlooked is the ever-present assistance of my wife, Ruth, without whose help this work could not have been completed. Her encouragement and critique have been invaluable in this endeavor. ROGER
W.
BOLZ
Preface Automation has been employed for many years to provide a multitude of reasonably priced products for the American consumer. However, it has become evident that its real character as a manufacturing systems approach needs to be examined carefully for a better appreciation. In this book the purpose is to examine automation technology in its broadest sense and develop not only an understanding but also present some of the engineering and organization "know-how" by which manufacturing management can more effectively utilize automation to improve productivity and combat rising costs in the years ahead. Fundamentally, this book is addressed to manufacturing managers, and the material presented in a manner that will provide the knowledge for assuring success in automating. In addition, it highlights the manufacturing research and long-range planning that will be required for creating the new manufacturing technology so necessary for assuring success in future automation efforts. One of the important facts emphasized in this text is that automation is not merely robotics ar another kind or type of machinery. To effect true productivity improvement requires a fresh look at the entire producti
