For my money, the best common sense can be found in the classic, multi-million seller book: The Goal, by Eliahu M. Goldratt. At 01:43 PM 9/25/00 -0500, you wrote: >Can anyone out there point me in the right direction to read-up on and >learn how to get the best PCB smt assembly production lines and box build >line cooking at the max. output. How to enhance line flow, resolve find >bottle necks, balance line elements, >find the time killers and any overall data that I might use to increases >production. (there seems to be to much hand work) > >Most of what am looking for is general common sense, and normal PCB >assembly activities but measurements, standards and the like can get us >started in the right direction, at least knowing where we are and where we >want to go. > > >Big time thanks!!!!! > >Robert McCall >Sr. Industrial Project Manager >Philips Digital Networks >Philips Silicon Valley Center >1000 West Maude Ave. >Sunnyvale, CA 94085-2810 >Office: 408-617-4715 >Fax: 408-617-7717 >Cell: 408-930-4724 > >############################################################## >TechNet Mail List provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8d >############################################################## >To subscribe/unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with >following text in >the body: >To subscribe: SUBSCRIBE TECHNET <your full name> >To unsubscribe: SIGNOFF TECHNET >############################################################## >Please visit IPC web site (http://www.ipc.org/html/forum.htm) for additional >information. >If you need assistance - contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or >847-509-9700 ext.5315 >############################################################## ############################################################## TechNet Mail List provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8d ############################################################## To subscribe/unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the body: To subscribe: SUBSCRIBE TECHNET <your full name> To unsubscribe: SIGNOFF TECHNET ############################################################## Please visit IPC web site (http://www.ipc.org/html/forum.htm) for additional information. If you need assistance - contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.5315 ##############################################################