Virtual Bookstore Citation Title VIRTUAL MANUFACTURING (LA FABRICATION VIRTUELLE) Author(s) BLANK Corporate Author(s) ADVISORY GROUP FOR AEROSPACE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT NEUILLY-SUR-SEINE (FRANCE) Report Date 5/1/1998 Page Count 145 Abstract Virtual Manufacturing (VM) is an integrated, synthetic manufacturing environment exercised to enhance all levels of decision and control. This process uses product, process and resource models to evaluate the producibility and affordability of new product concepts prior to commitment to the final product design. Design processes are captured in the single geometric database and integrated with the planned manufacturing processes resulting in a simulation of the manufacturing environment. The critical questions of manufacturing cycle time, people resource requirements and physical resource requirements for various scenarios are quantified with simulation. Thus, Virtual Manufacturing (VM) is a tool to achieve more affordable aircraft designs and operate in new modes characterized by reduced design cycles and risk reducing techniques. Price: $9.95 Available as PDF for download.   Prices are plus sales tax when purchased within New York State and shipping charges, if applicable