Chapter 1 Introduction
Part I: Overview of Manufacturing
Chapter 2 Manufacturing Operations
Chapter 3 Manufacturing Metrics and Economics
APPENDIX 3A: Averaging Formulas for Equation (3. 20)
Part II: Automation and Control Technologies
Chapter 4 Introduction to Automation
Chapter 5 Industrial Control Systems
Chapter 6 Hardware Components for Automation and Process Control
Chapter 7 Computer Numerical Control
APPENDIX 7A: Coding for Manual Part Programming
Chapter 8 Industrial Robotics
Chapter 9 Discrete Control and Programmable Logic Controllers
Part III: Material Handling and Identification
Chapter 10 Material Transport Systems
Chapter 11 Storage Systems
Chapter 12 Automatic Identification and Data Capture
Part IV: Manufacturing Systems
Chapter 13 Overview of Manufacturing Systems
Chapter 14 Single-Station Manufacturing Cells
Chapter 15 Manual Assembly Lines
APPENDIX 15A: Batch-Model and Mixed-Model Lines
Chapter 16 Automated Production Lines
APPENDIX 16A: Transfer Lines with Internal Storage
Chapter 17 Automated Assembly Systems
Chapter 18 Group Technology and Cellular Manufacturing
APPENDIX 18A: Opitz Parts Classification and Coding System
Chapter 19 Flexible Manufacturing Cells and Systems
Part V: Quality Control Systems
Chapter 20 Quality Programs for Manufacturing
APPENDIX 20A: The Six Sigma DMAIC Procedure
Chapter 21 Inspection Principles and Practices
Chapter 22 Inspection Technologies
APPENDIX 22A: Geometric Feature Construction
Part VI: Manufacturing Support Systems
Chapter 23 Product Design and CAD/CAM in the Production System
Chapter 24 Process Planning and Concurrent Engineering
Chapter 25 Production Planning and Control Systems
Chapter 26 Just-In-Time and Lean Production
Appendix: Answers to Selected Problems
Index

Expanded coverage of automation fundamentals, numerical control programming, group technology, flexible manufacturing systems, material handling and storage, quality control and inspection, inspection technologies, programmable logic controllers.
New chapters or sections on manufacturing systems, single station manufacturing systems, mixed-model assembly line analysis, quality assurance and statistical process control, Taguchi methods, inspection principles and technologies, concurrent engineering, automatic identification and data collection, lean and agile manufacturing.
Higher quantitative and engineering content in the text with more equations and example problems
More quantitative problems on more topics: 385 problems in the new edition, 125 more than the 1987 edition.
Historical notes describing the development and historical background of many of the automation technologies.