CHAPTER 7Manufacturing Engineering

Manufacturing Engineering facilitates the manufacturing function. In other words, Manufacturing is the executor, whereas Manufacturing Engineering is the enabler. The relationship between Manufacturing Engineering and Manufacturing is analogous to the relationship between Marketing and Sales. Typical Manufacturing Engineering activities include designing production lines, reducing the manufacturing cycle time of existing products, manufacturing tooling, reducing setup time, improving process capability, etc. The focus for Manufacturing Engineering features in Oracle Applications has increased in recent releases, especially in the areas of flow line design. This chapter presents the theoretical background in ...

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