1. Publisher's announcement

   Announcement Pages: v - v

2. Editorial

   EditorialNotes Pages: 5 - 5

3. A study of FMS part type selection approaches for short-term production planning

   • Kathryn E. Stecke
   • Ilyong Kim

   OriginalPaper Pages: 7 - 29

4. Equipment selection and task assignment for multiproduct assembly system design

   • Stephen C. Graves
   • Carol Holmes Redfield

   OriginalPaper Pages: 31 - 50

5. Analytical performance models for closed-loop flexible assembly systems

   • Manjunath Kamath
   • Rajan Suri
   • Jerry L. Sanders

   OriginalPaper Pages: 51 - 84

6. A distributed knowledge-based approach to flexible automation: The contract net framework

   • Michael J. Shaw
   • Andrew B. Whinston

   OriginalPaper Pages: 85 - 104