22-Mec-B4 Integrated Manufacturing Systems: May 2016

Paper format. National Exams, May 2016 — 07-Mec-B4 Integrated Manufacturing Systems. Three hours, open book, any non-communicating calculator permitted. Six questions are printed; any five constitute a complete paper and only the first five appearing in the answer book are marked, each of equal value (20 marks). All six are solved here, because the complete set is the study resource. Questions 1(b)–(d) and the whole of Question 4 are essay questions, in which the examiners award marks for clarity and organisation as well as for content.

Reference texts. E. S. Buffa and R. K. Sarin, Modern Production / Operations Management, 8th ed. (inventory systems, economic order quantity, information feedback, break-even and investment analysis); A. J. Duncan, Quality Control and Industrial Statistics, 5th ed. (error of measurement, gage and inspector variability, precision and accuracy); D. C. Montgomery, Introduction to Statistical Quality Control, 8th ed. (measurement systems analysis, process capability); C. E. Ebeling, An Introduction to Reliability and Maintainability Engineering, 3rd ed. (exponential and normal life models, maintainability); R. B. Chase and F. R. Jacobs, Operations and Supply Chain Management, 16th ed. (components of demand, adaptive forecasting); S. Nahmias and T. L. Olsen, Production and Operations Analysis, 7th ed. (forecasting methods, inventory control under uncertainty); M. P. Groover, Automation, Production Systems, and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing, 5th ed. (integrated manufacturing systems, production planning).