Limited Affordable Low-Volume Manufacturing

Limited Affordable Low-Volume Manufacturing

Summary of a Workshop

  • Author: Mellody, Maureen
  • Publisher: National Academies Press
  • ISBN: 9780309300650
  • eISBN Pdf: 9780309300667
  • eISBN Epub: 9780309300681
  • Place of publication:  United States
  • Year of digital publication: 2014
  • Month: April
  • Pages: 69
  • Language: English

Limited Affordable Low-Volume Manufacturing is the summary of a workshop convened by the National Materials and Manufacturing Board of the National Research Council in August 2013 to discuss affordable, low-volume manufacturing. The workshop focused on four critical issues relevant to manufacturing: low-volume manufacturing; use of commercial off-the-shelf equipment; short production runs; and commercial manufacturing services. The workshop discussion also considered variable-rate manufacturing and high-mix manufacturing, both aspects of low-volume manufacturing. This report examines the characteristics of low-volume manufacturing and considers future advances in limited affordable low-volume manufacturing in the United States.

  • FrontMatter
  • Acknowledgment of Reviewers
  • Contents
  • Overview
  • Workshop Themes
  • Summary of Workshop Presentations and Discussions
  • References
  • Appendixes
  • Appendix A: Workshop Statement of Task
  • Appendix B: Workshop Participants
  • Appendix C: Workshop Agenda
  • Appendix D: Acronyms

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