Manufacturing System Design Framework Manual

Manufacturing System Design Framework Manual
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The Manufacturing System Design Framework is a meta-framework containing other tools, methods and processes applicable to the manufacturing design process.  This framework develops a method or process that would assist manufacturing system designers as they develop (or modify) the manufacturing system for their needs.  It is applicable to a single product manufacturing system design or a multiple product manufacturing system design.  A systems approach was used with an enterprise perspective.

The Manufacturing System Design Framework consists of two distinct design elements: an infrastructure design element and a structure design element.  In infrastructure design, the enterprise strategy defines such important attributes of the system as the operating policy, organizational structure, location and overall operating environment that satisfies the enterprise stakeholders.  The structure design is the physical manifestation of the manufacturing system design consisting of the factory layout, machines, methods and processes.  This manual provides guidance to manufacturing system designers on the sequence of events that should be considered in the manufacturing system design, tools that are useful at each of the steps during the design process, and the important interrelationships between marketing, product design, manufacturing and suppliers.