A manufacturing system refers to the combination of people, processes, technologies, tools, and resources used to produce goods or products. It encompasses the entire production process from raw materials to finished products, including all the steps involved such as design, planning, sourcing, production, quality control, and distribution.
CO1: Understand the concepts of manufacturing systems and analyse the performance of these systems using different metrics.
CO2: Analyse the material handling and storage systems in different manufacturing environments.
CO3: Quantify the performance of single cells, cellular manufacturing systems, flexible manufacturing systems, and assembly lines.