Getting Factory Automation Right - The First Time

Description

Written largely for project managers charged with bringing automation into an existing facility, this comprehensive work takes readers through the countless steps of evaluating whether automation is needed, ways to plan the project, assembling the team, and overseeing the engineering, construction, and testing of equipment. Chapters include detailed discussions on choosing an approach to the project, equipment grades, levels, and justification; describing equipment performance and configuration, builder performance and validation criteria, the RFP letter, selecting the builder, managing the project, qualification and shipping, and system acceptance. Content: Front Matter • Preface • Table of Contents •Section 1. Groundwork for the Acquisition Project 1. Determining the Need for Automation 2. Choosing an Approach to the Project 3. Assembling the Team 4. Equipment Grades and Levels, and Justification •Section 2. Equipment Specifications 5. Describing Equipment Performance and Configuration 6. Builder Performance and Validation Criteria 7. The Request for Proposal Letter •Section 3. Project Execution 8. Selecting a Builder and Placing the Order 9. Managing Project Execution •Section 4. Equipment Validation and Project Closure 10. Qualification and Shipping 11. System Acceptance and Project Closure 12. In Spite of Due Diligence... Appendices Index