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Production development is about improving existing industrial production systems and developing new ones. This reference details a holistic perspective on the production system and its design process during the whole system lifecycle.

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Production development is about improving existing production systems and developing new ones. The production system should be developed in integration with the product, as a part of the overall product realization process, and not in sequence after the product has already been designed. Production Development: Design and Operation of Production Systems takes a holistic viewpoint on the production system and its design process during the whole system life cycle. A working procedure demonstrating how to design and realize the production system is presented, together with a number of related production development aspects.

Production Development: Design and Operation of Production Systems is illustrated with a large number of figures and industrial examples. The book can be used as a reference for teachers and students, or as a manual for professionals within the field of production.

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1. Production Development over Time
2. Production System
3. From Business Plans to Production
4. Production System Development
5. Production System Development in Theory
6. Planning and Preparation for Efficient Development
7. Preparatory Design and Production System
8. Design and Evaluation of Production Systems
9. From System Solution to Production System in Operation
10. Production System Performance
11. The Art of Avoiding Production Disturbances
12. Production Development in the Future

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The book is an excellent input to the debate on the importance of local production - and it really can be a help in creating company specific guidelines.

I can recommend this book to all technical schools but as well to plant and production managers in the manufacturing business.

Anders Rydahl
Senior Advisor Electrolux AB

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