1st Edition

Computer-Aided Design, Engineering, and Manufacturing Systems Techniques and Applications, Volume IV, Optimization Methods for Manufacturing

Edited By Cornelius T. Leondes Copyright 2000

    In the competitive business arena companies must continually strive to create new and better products faster, more efficiently, and more cost effectively than their competitors to gain and keep the competitive advantage. Computer-aided design (CAD), computer-aided engineering (CAE), and computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) are now the industry standard. These seven volumes give the reader a comprehensive treatment of the techniques and applications of CAD, CAE, and CAM.

    Synchronization of Production Rate with Demand Rate in Manufacturing Systems. Integrated Product and Process Management for Engineering Design in Manufacturing Systems. Project Selection Problem for Production-Inventory-Distribution Scheduling in Manufacturing Plants. Computer-Aided and Integrated Manufacturing Systems. Job-Shop Scheduling for Manufacturing with Random Time Operations. Failure Diagnosis in Computer-Controlled Systems. Analysis of Stochastic Models in Manufacturing Systems Pertaining to Repair Machine Failure. Petri Net Modeling and Scheduling of Automated Manufacturing Systems. Improvement of Damping Characteristics in Machine Tools in Manufacturing Systems.

    Biography

    Cornelius T. Leondes, B.S., M.S., Ph.D., is Emeritus Professor, School of Engineering and Applied Science, University of California, Los Angeles. Dr. Leondes has served as a member or consultant on numerous national technical and scientific advisory boards and as a consultant for a number of Fortune 500 companies and international corporations. He has published more than 200 technical journal articles and edited or co-authored more than 120 books. Dr. Leondes has been a Guggenheim Fellow, Fulbright Research Scholar, and IEEE Fellow. He is a recipient of the IEEE Baker Prize Award and the IEEE Barry Carlton Award.