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Design. 1. Introduction to Rapid Manufacturing (Neil Hopkinson, Richard Hague and Phill Dickens). 2. Unlocking the Design Potential for Rapid Manufacturing (Richard Hague). 3. Customer Input and Customisation (Ian Campbell). 4. CAD and Rapid Manufacturing (Rik Knoppers). Materials and Processes. 5. Emerging Rapid Manufacturing Processes (Neil Hopkinson and Phill Dickens). 6. Materials Issues in Rapid Manufacturing (Dave Bourell). 7. Functionally Graded Materials (Poonjolai Erasenthiren). 8. Materials and Process Control for Rapid Manufacturing (Tim Gornet). 9. Production Economics of Rapid Manufacturing (Neil Hopkinson). Management. 10. Management and Implementation of Rapid Manufacturing (Richard Hague and Chris Tuck). Applications 11. Medical Applications (Russ Harris and Monica Savalani). 12. Rapid Manufacturing in the Hearing Industry (Martin Masters, Therese Velde and Fred McBagonluri). 13. Automotive Applications (Graham Tromans). 14. Rapid Manufacture in the Aeronautical Industry (Brad Fox). 15. Aeronautical Case Studies Using Rapid Manufacturing (John Wooten). 16. Space Applications (Roger Spielman). 17. Rapid Manufacturing for the Construction Industry (Rupert Soar). 18. Rapid Manufacturing for the Retail Industry (Janne Kyttanen).

Rapid prototyping. --- Rapid tooling. --- Productieprocessen.

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Production management --- metaalbewerking --- productieprocessen --- metaalkunde

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Global competition and other factors are forcing manufacturers and others to produce highly reliable and good quality products and services. This means that reliability and quality principles are now being applied across many diverse sectors of economy and each of these sectors (robotics, health care, power generation, the Internet, textile, food and software) has tailored reliability and quality principles, methods, and procedures to satisfy its specific need. Reliability and quality professionals working in these areas need to know about each other's work activities because this may help them - directly or indirectly - to perform their tasks more effectively. Applied Reliability and Quality: Fundamentals, Methods and Procedures meets the need for a single volume that considers applied areas of both reliability and quality. Before now, there has not been one book that covers both applied reliability and quality; so to gain knowledge of each other's specialties, these people had to study various books, articles, or reports on each area. As the first book of its kind, Applied Reliability and Quality: Fundamentals, Methods and Procedures will be useful to design engineers, manufacturing engineers, system engineers, engineering and manufacturing managers, reliability specialists, quality specialists, graduate and senior undergraduate students of engineering, researchers and instructors of reliability and quality, and professionals in areas such as health care, software, power generation, robotics, textile, food, and the Internet.

Materials processing --- Production management --- kwaliteitscontrole --- productieprocessen

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Abrasive machining is one of the most important processes used in manufacturing engineering. It is key to removing unwanted material, as well as to obtain the desired geometry and surface quality in manufacturing. "Machining with Abrasives" discusses the fundamentals and advances in the abrasive machining processes, and provides a complete overview of newly-developing areas in the field. Abrasive machining processes where material is removed from a work piece using a multitude of hard angular abrasive particles or grains which may or may not be bonded to form a tool are discussed at length. Also covered are: -Laser-based and diamond dressing techniques -High-efficiency deep grinding -Peel grinding and new grinding wheels -A comprehensive discussion of the latest in micro- and nano-grinding "Machining with Abrasives" collects contributions from leading researchers in the field, and is a must-read for any researcher or engineer working in manufacturing engineering.

Electronics --- Materials processing --- Engineering sciences. Technology --- elektronica --- ingenieurswetenschappen --- productieprocessen

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In recent years, the supply chain has become a key element to the survival and prosperity of organisations in different industry sectors. Organisations dealing in dynamic business environments demand supply chains that support the satisfaction of customer needs. The principles of lean thinking that once permeated standalone organisations have now been transferred to the supply chain, making imperative the development of innovative approaches to supply chain management.    Customer-Driven Supply Chains: From Glass Pipelines to Open Innovation Networks reviews the concept of lean thinking and its relationship to other key initiatives associated with supply chain management. Detailed industrial case studies based on the authors' experience illustrate the principles behind lean supply chains. Moreover, a series of diagrams are used to illustrate critical concepts and supply chain architectures. Special emphasis is placed on the importance of transferring lean principles from the organisational level to the supply chain level. The theory and principles behind lean supply chains are reviewed. Other concepts related to lean supply chains discussed in the book include: mass customisation, agility, information sharing and the bullwhip effect. A methodology used to measure the performance of supply chains is introduced; this methodology comprises the tools of decision timeline, data-flow diagramming, supply chain value stream mapping and a performance measurement scorecard.   Readers will gain a clear picture of the competitive implications of lean supply chains. Customer-Driven Supply Chains: From Glass Pipelines to Open Innovation Networks will be a valuable resource of material to students studying supply chain/operations management as well as researchers in this field. Industry practitioners will learn how to develop sound supply chain strategies that can have a positive impact in their organisation.

Industrial economics --- Materials processing --- Production management --- industriële marketing --- ingenieurswetenschappen --- productieprocessen