Computer Applications in Production and Engineering

1. Using IDEF0 to develop Generic Business Process Models

   1. Using IDEF0 to develop Generic Business Process Models

      • R. Maull, A. Weaver, A. Smart, S. Childe

      Pages 227-236

2. Process Assessment Method — an approach for business process development

   1. Process Assessment Method — an approach for business process development

      • Terho Laakso

      Pages 237-247

3. Information Transfers as a metric for Engineering processes

   1. Information Transfers as a metric for Engineering processes

      • Marios P. Klapsis, Vince Thomson

      Pages 248-258

4. Consequences of current organizational concepts on Management Control and Design / Production Processes interactions

   1. Consequences of current organizational concepts on Management Control and Design / Production Processes interactions

      • O. Sénéchal, D. Raviart, C. Tahon

      Pages 259-267

5. Machining feature generation based on a facility model and manufacturing knowledge

   1. Machining feature generation based on a facility model and manufacturing knowledge

      • M. Matsuda, F. Kimura

      Pages 268-277

6. Simulation of wires handling for the automation of industrial processes

   1. Simulation of wires handling for the automation of industrial processes

      • Paolo Denti, Paolo Dragoni, Giancarlo Frugoli, Caterina Rizzi

      Pages 278-288

7. Integration of reverse engineering and rapid prototyping with data reduction

   1. Integration of reverse engineering and rapid prototyping with data reduction

      • Y. H. Chen, C. T. Ng, Y. Z. Wang

      Pages 289-299

8. Performance Prediction of P/M Electrodes in EDM Using Artificial Neural Network

   1. Performance Prediction of P/M Electrodes in EDM Using Artificial Neural Network

      • P. K. Philip, Mathews P. Samuel, Thomas George, G. Kuppuswamy

      Pages 300-309

9. Rapid manufacturing of dinnerware

   1. Rapid manufacturing of dinnerware

      • Robert K. L. Gay, C. K. Chua, W. Hoheisel

      Pages 310-319

10. Design issues of an integrated software workbench supporting the manufacturing systems design process

    1. Design issues of an integrated software workbench supporting the manufacturing systems design process

       • M. Garetti, A. Bartolotta, E. Corradi, M. Rabe, A. Raimondo

       Pages 320-329

11. World Wide Simulation Environment (WISE)

    1. World Wide Simulation Environment (WISE)

       • Kazuo Morita, Koji Kawashima, Junya Saito, Yoshinori Naruko, Masahiro Okamoto, Hiromasa Suzuki

       Pages 330-339

12. A Scenario Simulation Methodology for Re-engineering Potential Assessment

    1. A Scenario Simulation Methodology for Re-engineering Potential Assessment

       • Juha-Matti Lehtonen, Kari Marttila

       Pages 340-351

13. Group Technology: Generation and Selection of the Best Multi-Criteria Alternative

    1. Group Technology: Generation and Selection of the Best Multi-Criteria Alternative

       • Behnam B. Malakooti, Ziyong Yang, Evan C. Tandler, Jumah Al-Alwani

       Pages 352-358

14. Reduction of cycle time in manufacturing using simulation

    1. Reduction of cycle time in manufacturing using simulation

       • Albert W. Chan, Ahmet Satir, Vince J. Thomson

       Pages 359-369

15. Experiments with a knowledge-based simulator and scheduler system

    1. Experiments with a knowledge-based simulator and scheduler system

       • G. L. Kovács

       Pages 370-379

16. Keynote Paper

    1. Front Matter

       Pages 381-381

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    2. Inverse Manufacturing: from products to services

       • Fumihiko Kimura

       Pages 383-384

    3. Advances in Measurement systems integration

       • J. Lenner, Francis E. Plonka, D. Carnahan, Raja Jaikumar

       Pages 385-397

    4. Sensor-Fusion methodology for reducing product quality variation

       • J. Mou, S. D. Jones, R. J. Furness

       Pages 398-410

    5. Evaluation of roughness of machined surfaces using vision system by phase shifting method

       • M. B. Kiran, B. Ramamoorthy, V. Radhakrishnan

       Pages 411-420

In the latter half of the 20th century, forces have conspired to make the human community, at last, global. The easing of tensions between major nations, the expansion of trade to worldwide markets, widespread travel and cultural exchange, pervasive high-speed communications and automation, the explosion of knowledge, the streamlining of business, and the adoption of flexible methods have changed the face of manufacturing itself, and of research and education in manufacturing. The acceptance of the continuous improvement process as a means for organizations to respond quickly and effectively to swings in the global market has led to the demand for individuals educated in a broad range of cultural, organizational, and technical fields and capable of absorbing and adapting required knowledge and training throughout their careers. No longer will manufacturing research and education focus on an industrial sector or follow a national trend, but rather will aim at enabling international teams of companies to cooperate in rapidly designing, prototyping, and manufacturing products. The successful enterprise of the 21st century will be characterized by an organizational structure that efficiently responds to customer demands and changing global circumstances, a corporate culture that empowers employees at all levels and encourages constant communication among related groups, and a technological infrastructure that fully supports process improvement and integration. In changing itself to keep abreast of the broader transformation in manufacturing, the enterprise must look first at its organization and culture, and thereafter at supporting technologies.

• CAD/CAM
• Manufacturing
• Manufacturing System
• Rapid Prototyping
• case-based reasoning
• data mining
• fuzzy
• grinding
• information system
• knowledge base

• Wayne State University, USA

  Frank Plonka

• Chrysler Corporation, USA

  Gustav Olling

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