Author:Kumile, CM; Tlale, NS; Bright, GDate:Jul 2008Manufacturing enterprises are facing critical challenges to reconstruct themselves in order to survive in a more competitive environmnet. Thier sucess depends on thier ability to adopt state-of-the-art manufacturing strategies and technologies. ...Read more
Author:Davrajh, S; Naidoo, T; Bright, G; Tlale, NS; Kumile, CMDate:2008Mass produced custom parts require inspection routines that can facilitate variations in product parameters such as dimensions, tolerances, and throughputs. Quality control and inspection of these parts, and part families, need to occur at ...Read more
Author:Kumile, CM; Tlale, NS; Bright, GDate:May 2007Changing manufacturing environment is characterised by aggressive competition on a global scale and rapid changes in process technology requires to create manufacturing systems that are be able to quickly adapt to new products, processes as ...Read more
Author:Kumile, CM; Tlale, NS; Bright, GDate:Aug 2007A new competitive environment for industrial products and services is emerging and is forcing a change in the way in which manufacturing enterprises are designed and managed. Competitive advantages in the new global economy belongs to ...Read more