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SME MS95-220
- The Paradigm Change
- standard by Society of Manufacturing Engineers, 06/01/1995
- Publisher: SME
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THIS PAPER ADDRESSES HOW ONE AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURER MADE SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN ITS OPERATION WHEN IT FACED FINANCIAL HARDSHIPS AND POSSIBLE EXTINCTION. USING ITS LIMITED CAPITAL, THE COMPANY INVESTED IN NEW PRODUCTS, EXPANDED INTERNATONALLY, AND STREAMLINED OPERATIONS. THE COMPANY ALSO IMPROVED AUTOMATION THROUGH INTEGRATED MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS, COMPUTER AIDED NC PROGRAMMING, MATERIAL HANDLING EQUIPMENT, INTEGRATED MANUFACTURING AND PROCESS CONTROL SYSTEMS.