Steps in Processing of Advanced Materials

Innovative Product
Designs Requirements in Use

Leads to

Innovative Materials

Call for

Processing Technology for Advanced Materials

 Variety of Materials
Ferrous Metals
Nonferrous Metals
Plastics
Ceramics and Diamond
Composite Materials
Nano-materials
MANUFACTURING (technical definition)
MANUFACTURING (economical definition)
MANUFACTURING

1. Discrete

2. Continuous
DISCRETE
DISCRETE
CONTINUOUS
CONTINUOUS
MANUFACTURING (products)

1. Consumer products

2. Capital products
PRODUCTION (quantity and variety)
• Low

• Medium

• High
PRODUCTION (quantity and variety)
PRODUCT VARIETY

• Soft product variety

• Hard product variety

SOFT PRODUCT VARIETY
HARD PRODUCT VARIETY
MANUFACTURING (growth over the years)
The historical development of manufacturing can be attributed to;

1. The discovery and invention of materials and processes.

2. The development of production systems.

PRODUCTION SYSTEM
Consists of:

• People
• Equipment
• Procedures

Organized to perform manufacturing operations of a company.

 PRODUCTION SYSTEMS
Manufacturing
Systems

Facilities

Factory
&
Plants
Production
systems

Product Design

Manufacturing
Planning
Support System

Control

Business
Activities
MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS
• Manual work systems

• Worker machine systems

• Automated systems
MANUAL WORK SYSTEMS
WORKER MACHINE SYSTEM
AUTOMATED SYSTEM
MANUFACTURING SUPPORT SYSTEMS
• Product design

• Planning

• Control

• Business functions
PRODUCT DESIGN
• Customer’s design

• Customer’s specifications

• Proprietary product
PLANNING
• Process planning

• Master production schedule

• Materials requirement planning

• Capacity planning
CONTROL
• Shop floor control

• Inventory control

• Quality control
BUSINESS FUNCTIONS
Company communicates with the customer
• Marketing
• Sales
• Sales forecasting
• Order entry
• Customer billing
• Customer support
SEQUENCE OF INFORMATION & PROCESSES

Order to Business Product Manufacturing Manufacturing

Produce Functions Design Planning Control

Starting Product to
Factory Operations
Materials Customer