Manufacturing Systems Management (MSM) is a functional domain that involves all of the activities for regulating and optimising a manufacturing system as it progresses through its life cycle. These include the tasks of strategic analysis, design, implementation, operations and monitoring.
Researchers involved in MS systems design and operation will find the structure of the MSM framework relevant, because it provides a logical basis for the development of consistent procedures and parameters. The rask-centered way in which individual topics are presented is a useful feature for lecture and tutorial presentation. The workbook itself is ideally suited for students undertaking MSM-related projects and will also help industry-based professionals plan, coordinate and execute their MSM activities in a stragetically driven way.