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MOTHER THERESA ENGINEERING COLLEGE, VAGAIKULAM

DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
ME2402- COMPUTER INTEGRATED MANUFACTURING
(REGULATION 2008)
IAT-III
ANSWER KEY
PART-A

1. It may be defined as a system for utilizing data from the shop floor as well as data processing files to
maintain and communicate status information on shop orders and work centres.
2. The release of production orders to the factory, monitoring and controlling the progress of the orders
through the various work centers, acquiring information on the status of the orders.
3. A dedicated FMS is designed to produce a limited variety of part configurations. The random order
FMS is more flexible than the dedicated FMS.
4. Workstation/processing station control, distribution of control instructions to workstations, production
control, material handling system control.
5. The primary handling systems establishes the basic layout of the FMS and is responsible for moving
work-parts between workstations in the systems.
The secondary handling system transfer work-parts from the primary system to the machine tool or other
processing stations.
6. In online system the data are entered directly into the plant computer system and are immediately
available to the order progress module
In an off-line system, the data are collected temporarily in a storage device or a stand alone computer
system to be entered and processed by plant computer in a batch mode.
7. PPC may be defined as the direction and coordination of a firm material and physical facilities towards
the attainment of pre-specified production of goods, with highest production efficiency.
8. Production planning may be defined as the determination, acquisition and arrangement of all facilities
necessary for future production of products.
9. Aggregate planning is concerned with determining the quantity and timing of production for the
intermediate future ahead, setting employment, inventory, and subcontracting.
10. MRP is a computational technique that converts the master schedule for final products into a detailed
schedule for the raw materials and parts used in the final products.
PART-B
11.(a) (i) Introduction (2marks)
Bar code
(2marks)
Bar code symbols (2marks)
Bar code scanner (2marks)
(ii) Inline layout
(2marks)
Loop layout
(2marks)
Ladder layout
(2marks)
Open field layout (2marks)
(b) (i) Data acquisition system (2marks)
Data logging systems
(2marks)
Multilevel scanning
(4marks)
(ii) Primary handling system
(4marks)
Secondary handling system (4marks)

12. (a)(i) Scheduling (1marks)

Dispatching (1marks)
Follow up (1marks)
Providing actual output data for capacity control purposes (1marks)
Providing quantity by location by shop order for work in process inventory and accounting
purposes. (2marks)
Providing measurement of efficiency, utilization and productivity of manpower machines.
(2marks)
(ii) Each point carries 1 mark for functions of Material handling systems.
(b)(i) Each point carries 1 mark
Workstation/processing station control
Distribution of control instructions to workstations
Production control
Material handling system control
Workpiece monitoring
Tool control
Quality control
Failure diagnosis
(ii) Machining, Assembly, Sheet metal press working, forging, plastic injection moulding, Welding,
(4marks)
Advantages (2 marks), disadvantages (2marks)
13. (a) Order release (5marks) , Order scheduling (6marks), order progress (5marks)
(b) (i) Drawing (4marks) , Explanation (4marks)
(ii) Definition (3marks) Types (3marks) Objectives (2marks).
14 (a) Master production schedule (4marks) Bill of materials file (4marks)
inventory record file (4marks)
Concept (4marks)
(b) (i) Each point carry 1 mark
General design specifications.
Total anticipated quantity and the rate of production
Assembly or layout drawings
List of the proposed sub assemblies
Detailed drawings and a bill of material
Machine tool and equipment requirements
Packaging
Operation analysis
15. (a) ordering costs (4marks), Carrying costs (4marks), Shortage costs (4marks),
Purchase costs(4marks)
(b) Definition (3marks), Objectives (8marks), Concept (5marks)