Impact of Excessive Stocks in Process of Bearing Stock Optimization Using Branch and Bound Method
Supply process is one of major priorities for each manufacturing plant. To produce quality products with low prices is an advantage in competition on the market. A prerequisite for such a state is to minimize prices of production inputs, which can be achieved by stock optimizing. Presented contribution on specific example illustrates discrete optimization process on principles of Branch & Bound, which defines the input, and optimized parameters of initial stock of bearings in selected companies operating on Slovak market. In conclusion, the impact of optimized solutions is given and highlights the need for optimization.
Virtual Machining and its Experimental Verification
Virtual Machining and its Experimental Verification Research, verification and implementation of various methods of rapid prototyping are getting more intensified in the recent time. One of possible rapid prototyping techniques is a virtual machining which allows testing the properties of designed machine tool using its mathematical model. This article presents the example of virtual machining on a virtual small centre lathe and experimental verification of obtained results.
Lasers : invention to application
Since the initial laser beam in 1960, use of lasers has mushroomed, opening new frontiers in medicine, manufacturing, communications, defense, and information storage and retrieval. Lasers: Invention to Application brings together a series of chapters by eminent scientists spanning the broad range of today's laser technology.