OR at Work in Modern Manufacturing
通过描述真实产品的工业组装过程，探讨了离散装配系统按现代标准重新调整的方法，用决策树将装配分为三类并提出集成解决方案，识别了产品设计持续演变和制造方法变化各阶段的财务收益。
By describing the industrial assembly of a real product, methodologies and considerations are discussed for the re-alignment of discrete assembly systems in line with modern standards. Poor manufacturing procedures are highlighted, and a number of alternative strategies for system replacement are presented. A decision tree is used to categorize assembly into one of three types, and an integrated solution is proposed. The possible financial benefits, essential to maintain market position, are identified for each stage of an evolutionary cycle of continuous product design and changing manufacturing methods.