DocumentCode
963152
Title
Do Material-Handling Systems Really Save Money?
Author
Pucci, Don
Author_Institution
Digital Equipment Corp.,Maynard, Mass
Volume
5
Issue
3
fYear
1976
fDate
9/1/1976 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
67
Lastpage
71
Abstract
The character of the board industry is changing. The days of the wet process area being called "The Swamp" are coming to a close. We no longer see the frantic pace of process improvements that existed three years ago. This will necessitate a change in the types of projects board engineers work on. In this paper, one aspect of a new board operation installed in Puerto Rico will be discussed. That aspect is a material-handling system. The following questions will be dealt with: 1) Why we decided to db it, 2) What it looks like, and 3) How it is working-Is it saving money.
Keywords
Economics; Manufacturing; Materials handling; Printed circuits; Control systems; Costs; Manufacturing automation; Manufacturing processes; Materials handling; Printed circuits; Pulp manufacturing; Routing; Time measurement; Yarn;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Manufacturing Technology, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0046-838X
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TMFT.1976.1136027
Filename
1136027
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