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Balanced Automation

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Computer-Assisted Management and Control of Manufacturing Systems

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The concept. The concept of Balanced Automation tries to capture the idea of appropriate level of automation when considering the current challenges for flexibility, quality improvement and productivity, but taking into account the socioeconomic context as well as the local traditions and skills. Most international efforts in search for new manufacturing paradigms have put too much emphasis on the technical aspects of automation, i.e., follow a technocentric approach. As a reaction, but still with lesser impact, the concept of Anthropocentric Manufacturing focuses the human-centered aspects. Both approaches are limited. A Balanced Automation System (BAS) aims the combination with adequate weights of, not only these two approaches, but considering also the economic aspects, the integration/migration of legacy systems and the full heritage of the enterprise, namely in terms of established know how and traditional skills.

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Camarinha-Matos, L.M., Rabelo, R., Osório, L. (1997). Balanced Automation. In: Tzafestas, S.G. (eds) Computer-Assisted Management and Control of Manufacturing Systems. Advanced Manufacturing. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-0959-4_14

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