| An examination of methods to improve industrial productivity including quality circles, robots, machine vision, programmable controllers, computer numerical control, and computer-assisted manufacturing. For Operations Management students an alternative course is INEG 4523. Either course, but not both, can be used for credit toward the OM degree. |
Textbook: (LRAFB) Introduction to Robotics in CIM Systems, James Rehg, 5th ed., 2003, Prentice-Hall, 0-13-060243-4
(NSAM) Computer-Integrated Manufacturing, Rehg & Kraebber, 3rd edition, Prentice Hall,0-13-113413-2
(Hurlburt) Robots and Manufacturing Automation, C. Ray Asfahl, 1992, John Wiley & Sons, 0-471-55391-3
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