Computer-assisted management and control of manufacturing systems

The pressure of increasing competition together with the development of new technologies has forced widespread changes in manufacturing methodologies. Present day manufacturers have to compete within international markets in addition to the local markets in which they previously operated. As a resul...

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Other Authors: Tzafestas, S.G
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London, UK Springer 1997
Series:Advanced manufacturing series
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Table of Contents:
  • Modern Manufacturing Systems: An Information Technology Perspective / S. G. Tzafestas
  • Decision Support Systems in Manufacturing Systems Management / O. Moravcik, M. Misut
  • AI in Manufacturing: Application to FMS Simulation, Scheduling and Control / G. L. Kovacs
  • Modelling and Analyzing Processes in Production and Administration / N. Kratz, T. Rose
  • Quality Management in CIM / E. Bajic, J. Richard
  • Best Practice in Shop Floor Scheduling / D. Little
  • A Stable, Distributed Routing Policy for Flexible Manufacturing Systems / J. Fenchel, Y. H. Chen
  • Shop Controllers-Managers for Intelligent Manufacturing / R. C. Michelini ... [et al.]
  • A CIM Designed According to Ward and Mellor / W. A. Vervoort
  • Monitoring and Automatic Supervision in Manufacturing Systems / M. Szafarczyk
  • Petri Nets for Designing Manufacturing Systems / A. W. Colombo, R. Carelli
  • Petri Net-Based Approach to Synthesis of Intelligent Control Systems for DEDS / S. G. Tzafestas, F. Capkovic
  • New Methods and Tools for Commissioning of Manufacturing Lines with Robots / R. Bernhardt
  • Balanced Automation / L. M. Camarinha-Matos, R. Rabelo, L. Osorio
  • Factory Principles Applied to Analytical Chemistry: An Integrated Laboratory Management System / J. N. Thompson
  • The Generalized Network Model: Algorithms and Application to Manufacturing Operations / S. G. Tzafestas, G. Kapsiotis