1 Introduction

Question 1

Define a manufacturing process

Answer 1

a method of shaping, joining, surface-treating (finishing) a material

Question 2

What’s the limitation of the CES approach

Answer 2

The CES software may be used to conduct process selection at the level of screening of attributes, and ranking by cost. However, some key process outcomes depend on coupled interactions between material and
design details, and on how the process is operated (e.g. final properties).

Doesn’t allow for analysis of coupled interactions of material and design details.