Journal of Manufacturing Systems
Vol. 18/No. 5
1999
books
CNC Toolbox, 2nd ed.
D. Nelson, author
© 1999 Aero Publishing, 320 pp.
Available from SME (1-800-733-4763), order code PI-
2553-4200, $54.95 ($51.95 SME members)
This new second edition provides insight collected
from literally hundreds of factory-perfomed field service
jobs. This is the first book to carefully probe and chroni-
cle all the processes used in the service of CNC
machines. Written by Daniel D. Nelson, an electrical
engineer with more than 400 CNC service jobs, training
classes, and field applications to his credit, this book
offers a unique training method and a systematic, step-
by-step approach to understanding all the basic, special,
and advanced service solving techniques. The straightfor-
ward ideas are field proven to benefit those owning, oper-
ating, servicing, and/or selling these high-tech, high-
priced CNC machine tools.
Introduction to Manufacturing Processes, 3rd ed.
John A. Schey, author
© 2000 McGraw-Hill, 984 pp.
This revision aims to address changes that have taken
effect since the publication of the second edition. The
most significant change has been in the attitude of indus-
try to concurrent engineering. In 1987, mostly lip service
was paid to it; today, it has become general practice in
most competitive corporations. In the second edition, the
author discussed this as the manufacturing system. In the
third edition, concurrent engineering becomes the focal
point. Concurrent engineering involves the whole product
realization process, including product concept, perfor-
mance criteria, mechanical design and analysis, materials
selection, process planning and modeling, production
control, automation, assembly, management, and others.
An introductory text cannot possibly cover all of these
topics; hence, the emphasis of the third edition remains
on the physical principles and the application of these
principles to processes. The major difference relative to
the second edition is the focus on interactions between
process and design. Capabilities and limitations of
processes are highlighted to show what they mean in
terms of design possibilities, and design modifications
are suggested for ease of manufacture. Impact on the
environment and possibilities for recycling are woven
into the entire text.
Learning objectives are stated at the beginning of
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every chapter, and opening photos reinforce these ideas
to the reader. All-new problems and examples are given.
Simulation Modeling and Analysis, 3rd ed.
Averill Law and David Kelton, authors
© 2000 McGraw-Hill, 752 pp.
This senior/graduate level text is the classic text in its
field and established itself as the authoritative source on
the theory and practice of simulation more than 15 years
ago. It is used in most of the better schools of engineer-
ing and in some business programs as well. This book is
based on the latest simulation techniques and models and
is looked at as a source for understanding the latest tech-
nology. New to the third edition: all software used in the
book has been upgraded to FORTRAN and C. Additional
material is included on object-oriented simulation tech-
niques and communication networks.
Introduction to Management Science,
ll{kmeJ][ 6th ed.
e ~l[ ~ Bernard W Taylor III, author
© 1999 Prentice Hall Business Publishing,
859 pp.
.... For courses on management science,
quantitative methods, or decision models,
this widely adopted text presents an accessible introduc-
tion to the techniques and applications of management
science. The text is designed to make the subject easy to
understand, interesting, and accessible for students with
limited mathematical background or skills. The author
focuses on management science not only as a collection
of techniques and processes, but as a philosophy and
method for approaching problems in a logical manner. In
this edition, the overall organization of the text has been
revised to reflect a clearer split between deterministic and
probabilistic topics. Also included is a revised discussion
on the modeling process in chapter 1 and new presenta-
tions of the analytical hierarchy procedure (AHP) in
chapter 8 and multiple regression in chapter 17. Free
spreadsheet-related software is included on the CD-ROM
packaged with each text.
Each short, concise, easy-to-read chapter centers
around simple, straightforward examples that demon-
strate the fundamentals of the techniques and provide
specific solution steps that can be applied to homework
and test problems. Computer usage is woven throughout
every chapter. Worked examples are given.