• DocumentCode
    1186120
  • Title

    Going cellular [manufacturing]

  • Author

    Conway, Thomas

  • Author_Institution
    IBM Server Div., IBM Technol., Dublin, Ireland
  • Volume
    82
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    2003
  • Firstpage
    42
  • Lastpage
    45
  • Abstract
    The IBM eServer fulfilment Centre is located on the IBM Technology Campus in Mulhuddart, Dublin. The eServer product portfolio built at the plant includes the full range of IP and zSeries servers. The range of servers built in the facility varies from desk side server to mainframes and all servers are configured, built and tested to customer´s exact requirements. The author describes the introduction of cellular manufacturing at the IBM Server Fulfilment Centre in Dublin.
  • Keywords
    DP industry; assembling; client-server systems; manufacturing data processing; Dublin; IBM Technology Campus; IBM eServer fulfilment Centre; cellular manufacturing; parts flow; product assembly; product flow; production transfer; zSeries servers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Manufacturing Engineer
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0956-9944
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/me:20030107
  • Filename
    1195853