Scribd
Upload
50 views

Discrete Product Manufacturing

This document discusses discrete product manufacturing. Discrete manufacturing refers to the production of individual, separate products rather than continuous products. It often involves lower production quantities. There are many different operations used depending on the material, such as various machining processes for metal components. Common manufacturing philosophies aim to reduce costs, such as computer-aided process planning, concurrent engineering, just-in-time manufacturing, and lean manufacturing. The goals are to optimize production time, costs, and quality.

Uploaded by

Sucher Eolas
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
50 views

Discrete Product Manufacturing

This document discusses discrete product manufacturing. Discrete manufacturing refers to the production of individual, separate products rather than continuous products. It often involves lower production quantities. There are many different operations used depending on the material, such as various machining processes for metal components. Common manufacturing philosophies aim to reduce costs, such as computer-aided process planning, concurrent engineering, just-in-time manufacturing, and lean manufacturing. The goals are to optimize production time, costs, and quality.

Uploaded by

Sucher Eolas
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 1

AACE INTERNATIONAL DISCRETE PRODUCT MANUFACTURING

Chapter 11

Discrete Product Manufacturing

Dr. Robert C. Creese, PE CCE

INTRODUCTION OPERATIONS IN DISCRETE PART


MANUFACTURING
Discrete part or product manufacturing refers to the produc-
tion of separate, individual products, whereas continuous There are a wide variety of products produced in discrete
manufacturing is concerned with large units to be further manufacturing, and, thus, an extreme variety of operations
processed, such as a roll of sheet steel, or units in fluid form performed to obtain the desired shape and properties
with no distinct shape. Discrete parts typically are solid prod- required of the product. The operations performed vary con-
ucts that have the dimensions and sizes for final use, where- siderably depending on the material being used for the spe-
as solid continuous products will be further processed into cific component. Six major groups of component operations
specific shapes. Discrete production often yields low quanti- and a few of the manufacturing operations of each group are
ties; the average lot size is less than 75 units. Discrete manu- presented in Table 11.1.
facturing employs specialized tools for the various products,
so set-up and tooling changes are much more frequent in dis- Note that some manufacturing operations are repeated in dif-
crete manufacturing than in continuous manufacturing. ferent major component groups, and the machining opera-
tions, which is listed in the metal component manufacturing
Another variable in discrete manufacturing is whether the group, would also be heavily utilized in the plastic compo-
manufacturing is that of an individual component part of a nent manufacturing and in several other groups.
product or with the assembly or joining of parts to form a
completed product. Assembly is often the final operation in
the production of a manufactured product before it goes to DISCRETE PART MANUFACTURING
the customer. For example, assembly lines are the final phase
in the manufacture of automobiles, and this involves the
PHILOSOPHIES
assembly of many components. However, one of those com-
ponents, the engine, is a subassembly of various components, There are several manufacturing philosophies/techniques
one of which is the engine block. The engine block is consid- that have been introduced during the last 50 years to assist in
ered as a discrete manufactured part, whereas the automobile the reduction of manufacturing costs. Some of these philoso-
is considered as a discrete manufacturing assembly. The focus phies/techniques are: computer-aided process planning
of this section is on the discrete manufactured part, although (CAPP), cconcurrent engineering, group technology, just-in-
the approach is similar for discrete manufactured assemblies. time, lean manufacturing, materials requirement planning,
supply-chain management, and total quality management.
Each of these techniques will be briefly presented to indicate
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
the goals of that philosophy/technique.
After completing this chapter, the reader should be able to:
• computer-aided process planning (CAPP)—The goal of
CAPP is to be able to automatically generate the process
• understand the operations, terms, and philosophies used
plan to produce the component from the component
in discrete product manufacturing;
drawing and specifications. This would include the
• understand basic cost relationships, cost bases, and classifica-
sequence of the operations as well as the particular oper-
tion of costs; and
ation parameters and would optimize the processing
• understand time-based and quantity-based break-even analy-
time, operation costs, and product quality. The two
sis and when it is best to use each approach.

11.1

You might also like