Process Classes Deployed in Manufacturing Enterprises

Richard Henry Weston (1) , Alejandro Guerrero (2) , Kamran Ali Chatha (3)

1 Wolfson School of Mech & Man Eng'g
2 Wolfson School of Mech & Man Eng'g
3 Suleman Dawood School of Business

Previous authors have classified process types found in Manufacturing Enterprises (MEs). This paper considers common and distinctive features found amongst these classifications, which govern their utility and completeness. Based on understandings gained about their collective features and shortcomings the paper argues a case for a unified classification of process types. Such a classification is presented and its applicability is discussed and exemplified.

Mots clés: Physical Sciences

Richard Henry Weston, Alejandro Guerrero, Kamran Ali Chatha. Process Classes Deployed in Manufacturing Enterprises. International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing, 2007, 20 (06), pp.505-523. ⟨10.1080/09511920600863031⟩. ⟨hal-00513381⟩