This chapter provides an overview on the recent evolution of drug product manufacturing approaches, and implications in terms of data handling and processing.
These may be considered as product delivery strategies, having different implications for manufacturing objectives such as customer service, manufacturing efficiency and inventory investment.
Workholding and fixturing is a critically important aspect of manufacturing that has direct implications for the quality of the manufactured component during processing as well as a direct impact on the cost of the component.
The implications for manufacturing materials with superior mechanical properties are discussed.
We also explore manufacturing systems and performance implications of the various mass customization configurations.
In the former case, the background of lean manufacturing and its major implications are reviewed.
At such prices, 3-D printers, once an obscure and expensive innovation, are gaining traction among businesses, with broad implications for manufacturing.
The results also provide implications for manufacturing managers who seek to design integration policies and associated resource deployments.
That's life and it emphasises the long lead times for complex defence programmes, which also have huge implications for manufacturing industry and the skills base in Britain and elsewhere.
Some designs can be customised by buyers, for example by putting their initials on cufflinks.Easy online access to 3D printing has three big implications for manufacturing, says Peter Weijmarshausen, Shapeways' chief executive.
