THE DESIGN AND ANALYSIS OF EXPERIMENTS. By Oscar Kempthorne. New York, John Wiley and Sons, Inc., 1952. 631 pp. $8.50. This book by a teacher of statistics (as well as a consultant for \"experimenters\") is a comprehensive study of the philosophical background for the statistical design of experiment. It is necessary to have some facility with algebraic notation and manipulation to be able to use the volume intelligently. The problems are presented from the theoretical point of view, without such practical examples as would be helpful for those not acquainted with mathematics. The mathematical justification for the techniques is given. As a somewhat advanced treatment of the design and analysis of experiments, this volume will be interesting and helpful for many who approach statistics theoretically as well as practically. With emphasis on the \"why,\" and with description given broadly, the author relates the subject matter to the general theory of statistics and to the general problem of experimental inference. MARGARET J. ROBERTSON

The Design and Analysis of Experiments

Sustainability of manufacturing and services: Investigations for research and applications

The adoption of Industry 4.0 technologies has been deemed as a strategy to increase product quality and make manufacturing processes more efficient. However, the way that these technologies are int...

Implementation of Industry 4.0 and lean production in Brazilian manufacturing companies

The integration of lean manufacturing, Six Sigma and sustainability: A literature review and future research directions for developing a specific model

Engineer-to-order supply chain management: A literature review and research agenda

A methodology for developing sustainable quantifiable productivity improvement in manufacturing companies

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Determining optimum Genetic Algorithm parameters for scheduling the manufacturing and assembly of complex products

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The development of genetic algorithms for the finite capacity scheduling of complex products, with multiple levels of product structure

This paper describes the exploration of manufacturing planning and control issues in the capital goods industry using a simulation approach. The companies produce products which have deep and complex product structures and are produced in low volume on an engineer- or make-to-order basis (ETO, MTO). The work reported here draws on the results of surveys of companies involved in the manufacture of capital goods which identified their characteristics of ETO and MTO capital goods companies and their strategic issues. The planning and control approaches adopted in the manufacturing facilities and the difficulties experienced in the application of computer-aided production management (CAPM) systems were also examined. The simulation model developed enables complex manufacturing systems to be modelled and was configured to represent a typical ETO/MTO facility using industrial data. A series of full factorial experiments were performed to explore a number of production management problems identified in surveys i...

Computer-aided production management issues in the engineer-to-order production of complex capital goods explored using a simulation approach

Manufacturing companies in the west are preoccupied with a contest for survival with emerging economies. One of the established tools in the contest is lean manufacturing. This paper reports work with a recognised exemplar in lean manufacturing combined with a study visit to Japanese companies, which has identified a core of manufacturing best practice. This has, in turn, supported a regional research programme designed to increase productivity in general manufacturing. The outcomes of this programme lead to questions regarding current western thinking/writing with respect to the introduction of lean manufacturing, along with the associated tools/techniques. The result is three propositions; the central point is that the cultural difference between the original source of a concept and the intended recipient is a major factor in the potential success or failure of a change programme. The second is that the techniques of lean manufacturing are explicit but have become confused by re-classifications and the apparent desire in the west to present 'solution packages'. Typical packages include: Six-Sigma, theory of constraints, lean manufacturing and recently lean Six-sigma. A further proposition is that the imposition of 'solution packages' can be both confusing and potentially harmful. Whilst the basic tools of manufacturing best practice are discrete, for maximum benefit and sustainability they are dependent on each other, which is often not appreciated.

PM Braiden

Papers

A methodology for developing sustainable quantifiable productivity improvement in manufacturing companies

Determining optimum Genetic Algorithm parameters for scheduling the manufacturing and assembly of complex products

The development of genetic algorithms for the finite capacity scheduling of complex products, with multiple levels of product structure

Computer-aided production management issues in the engineer-to-order production of complex capital goods explored using a simulation approach

Defining the foundation of lean manufacturing in the context of its origins (Japan).