Table of contents:
Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Production Systems 1.2 Automation in Production Systems 1.3 Manual Labor in Production Systems 1.4 Automation Principles and Strategies 1.5 About This Book PART I OVERVIEW OF MANUFACTURING
Chapter 2 MANUFACTURING OPERATIONS 2.1 Manufacturing Industries and Products 2.2 Manufacturing Operations 2.3 Production Facilities 2.4 Product/Production Relationships
Chapter 3 MANUFACTURING METRICS AND ECONOMICS 3.1 Production Performance Metrics 3.2 Manufacturing Costs Appendix 3A Averaging Formulas for Equation (3.20) PART II AUTOMATION AND CONTROL TECHNOLOGIES
Chapter 4 INTRODUCTION TO AUTOMATION 4.1 Basic Elements of an Automated System 4.2 Advanced Automation Functions 4.3 Levels of Automation
Chapter 5 INDUSTRIAL CONTROL SYSTEMS 5.1 Process Industries versus Discrete Manufacturing Industries 5.2 Continuous versus Discrete Control 5.3 Computer Process Control
Chapter 6 HARDWARE COMPONENTS FOR AUTOMATION AND PROCESS CONTROL 6.1 Sensors 6.2 Actuators 6.3 Analog-Digital Conversions 6.4 Input/Output Devices for Discrete Data
Chapter 7 COMPUTER NUMERICAL CONTROL 7.1 Fundamentals of NC Technology 7.2 Computers and Numerical Control 7.3 Applications of NC 7.4 Analysis of Positioning Systems 7.5 NC Part Programming Appendix 7A: Coding for Manual Part Programming
Chapter 8 INDUSTRIAL ROBOTICS 8.1 Robot Anatomy and Related Attributes 8.2 Robot Control Systems 8.3 End Effectors 8.4 Applications of Industrial Robots 8.5 Robot Programming 8.6 Robot Accuracy and Repeatability
Chapter 9 DISCRETE CONTROL AND PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC CONTROLLERS 9.1 Discrete Process Control 9.2 Ladder Logic Diagrams 9.3 Programmable Logic Controllers 9.4 Personal Computers and Programmable Automation Controllers PART III MATERIAL HANDLING AND IDENTIFICATION
Chapter 10 MATERIAL TRANSPORT SYSTEMS 10.1Overview of Material Handling 10.2Material Transport Equipment 10.3Analysis of Material Transport Systems
Chapter 11 STORAGE SYSTEMS 11.1 Introduction to Storage Systems 11.2Conventional Storage Methods and Equipment 11.3Automated Storage Systems 11.4Analysis of Storage Systems
Chapter 12 AUTOMATIC IDENTIFICATION AND DATA CAPTURE 12.1Overview of Automatic Identification Methods 12.2Bar Code Technology 12.3Radio Frequency Identification 12.4Other AIDC Technologies PART IV MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS
Chapter 13 OVERVIEW OF MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS 13.1Components of a Manufacturing System 13.2Types of Manufacturing Systems
Chapter 14 SINGLE-STATION MANUFACTURING CELLS 14.1Single-Station Manned Cells 14.2Single-Station Automated Cells 14.3Applications of Single-Station Cells 14.4Analysis of Single-Station Cells
Chapter 15 MANUAL ASSEMBLY LINES 15.1Fundamentals of Manual Assembly Lines 15.2Analysis of Single-Model Assembly Lines 15.3Line Balancing Algorithms 15.4Workstation Details 15.5Other Considerations in Assembly Line Design 15.6Alternative Assembly Systems Appendix 15A Batch-Model and Mixed-Model Lines
Chapter 16 AUTOMATED PRODUCTION LINES 16.1Fundamentals of Automated Production Lines 16.2Applications of Automated Production Lines 16.3Analysis of Transfer Lines Appendix 16A Transfer Lines with Internal Storage
Chapter 17 AUTOMATED ASSEMBLY SYSTEMS 17.1Fundamentals of Automated Assembly Systems 17.2Analysis of Automated Assembly Systems
Chapter 18 GROUP TECHNOLOGY AND CELLULAR MANUFACTURING 18.1Part Families and Machine Groups 18.2Cellular Manufacturing 18.3Applications of Group Technology 18.4Analysis of Cellular Manufacturing Appendix 18A Opitz Parts Classification and Coding System
Chapter 19 FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING CELLS AND SYSTEMS 19.1What is a Flexible Manufacturing System? 19.2FMC/FMS Components 19.3FMS Application Considerations 19.4Analysis of Flexible Manufacturing Systems 19.5Alternative Approaches to Flexible Manufacturing PART V QUALITY CONTROL SYSTEMS
Chapter 20 QUALITY PROGRAMS FOR MANUFACTURING 20.1Quality in Design and Manufacturing 20.2Traditional and Modern Quality Control 20.3Process Variability and Process Capability 20.4Statistical Process Control 20.5Six Sigma 20.6Taguchi Methods in Quality Engineering 20.7ISO 9000 Appendix 20A The Six Sigma DMAIC Procedure
Chapter 21 INSPECTION PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES 21.1Inspection Fundamentals 21.2Sampling versus 100% Inspection 21.3Automated Inspection 21.4When and Where to Inspect 21.5Analysis of Inspection Systems
Chapter 22 INSPECTION TECHNOLOGIES 22.1Inspection Metrology 22.2Conventional Measuring and Gaging Techniques 22.3Coordinate Measuring Machines 22.4Surface Measurement 22.5Machine Vision 22.6Other Optical Inspection Methods 22.7Noncontact Nonoptical Inspection Techniques Appendix 22A Geometric Feature Construction PART VI MANUFACTURING SUPPORT SYSTEMS
Chapter 23 PRODUCT DESIGN AND CAD/CAM IN THE PRODUCTION SYSTEM 23.1Product Design and CAD 23.2CAM, CAD/CAM, and CIM 23.3Quality Function Deployment
Chapter 24 PROCESS PLANNING AND CONCURRENT ENGINEERING 24.1Process Planning 24.2Computer-Aided Process Planning 24.3Concurrent Engineering and Design for Manufacturing 24.4Advanced Manufacturing Planning
Chapter 25 PRODUCTION PLANNING AND CONTROL SYSTEMS 25.1 Aggregate Production Planning and the Master Production Schedule 25.2Material Requirements Planning 25.3Capacity Planning 25.4Shop Floor Control 25.5Inventory Control 25.6Manufacturing Resource Planning (MRP II) 25.7 Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
Chapter 26 JUST-IN-TIME AND LEAN PRODUCTION 26.1Lean Production and Waste in Manufacturing 26.2Just-in-Time Production Systems 26.3Autonomation 26.4Worker Involvement Appendix Answers to Selected Problems.

Summary:
"The basic objective of this new edition remains the same as in the previous editions: to provide up-to-date coverage of production systems, how they are sometimes automated and computerized, and how they can be mathematically analyzed to obtain performance metrics. The textbook is designed primarily for engineering students at the advanced undergraduate or beginning graduate levels in industrial, mechanical, and manufacturing engineering"--