Nivaar worked solution (AI-drafted; not reviewed by a licensed engineer)
Paper format. 16-Mec-B4 Integrated Manufacturing Systems, December 2017 — a three-hour open-book examination; any non-communicating calculator is permitted. The cover page states “Any five (5) questions constitute a complete paper. Only the first five (5) questions as they appear in your answer book will be marked” and “All questions are of equal value”, so each of the seven printed questions carries 20 marks against a 100-mark paper. Note 1 invites the candidate to submit a clear statement of any assumptions made where a question is open to interpretation; this paper needs that licence twice, and both places are flagged below. All seven questions are worked here, because this set is a study resource rather than a timed sitting.
Reference texts. E. S. Buffa and R. K. Sarin, Modern Production / Operations Management, 8th ed. (requirements-schedule lot sizing, economic order interval, part-period balancing, plant location, machine coupling and the man-machine chart); R. B. Chase, F. R. Jacobs and N. J. Aquilano, Operations and Supply Chain Management, 16th ed. (aggregate planning strategies, categories of forecasting technique, weighted factor rating for facility location); M. P. Groover, Automation, Production Systems, and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing, 5th ed. (CAD geometric transformations, computer-aided process planning, routing sheets, group technology); D. C. Montgomery, Introduction to Statistical Quality Control, 8th ed. (Shewhart constants, process capability indices); A. J. Duncan, Quality Control and Industrial Statistics, 5th ed. (natural tolerance versus specification); C. E. Ebeling, An Introduction to Reliability and Maintainability Engineering, 3rd ed. (when preventive maintenance pays).
