ISMS'97

• Introduction
  • Executive Philosophy for Launching the 21st Century
    Philip B. Crosby, Honorary Chairman WMC�97
• Agile Manufacturing Systems
  • Shifting Manufacturing Paradigms - Implementing Lean and Agile Manufacturing Systems
    A. K. Kochhar
  • Production System Engineering Using Virtual Manufacturing
    C. McLean
  • Internet Manufacturing Society Composed by Bionic Modeling Agents 'Modelon'
    N. Okino
  • Structural Analysis of High Volume Flexible Manufacturing System for Agile Manufacturing
    S. Fujii, H. Morita, H. Lio, Y.Tatsuta, Y. Takada
  • The Design of the Global Green Area System
    N. D. Burns, D. Wright
• Virtual Manufacturing
  • Integration of a Virtual Factory Program to a Real Factory
    A. R. Lewis, S. Nahavandi, C. G. Lybeck
  • Model and Architecture of Remote Rapid Manufacturing
    F. Lizheng, Y. Tong, K. Mertins
  • A New Methodology and Computer Aid for Manufacturing Systems Design with Special Reference to Partner Factories Selection in Virtual Enterprises
    W. J. Zhang, X. Liu, C. A. Van Luttervelt
  • Paradigmic Shift in Robotic Manufacturing towards the Virtual Manufacturing Plant
    G. Kullberg, H. Skoog, H. Brostr�m
  • The Control Strategies for Virtual One-of-a-Kind Production
    Y. Tu
  • Integrated Object-Oriented Environment for Virtual Manufacturing
    S. H. Kim, J. S. Yoon, S. C. Oh, K. Choi
  • Remote Access to Computer-controlled Manufacturing Facilities for Engineering Students
    C. Ferguson
• Holonic Manufacturing System
  • Architectural Considerations for Holonic Shop Floor Control
    G. Langer, A. Bilberg
  • Implementation of an MMS-Based Holon Structure in Windows Environment to Control Manufacturing Devices
    R. Rajabpour, B. Thorpe
• Human factors in Manufacturing
  • Operator Control Flow Interaction with a Cell Control System
    A. Adlemo, S. A. Andr�asson
• Fuzzy Logic / Neural Networks in Manufacturing
  • Evolutionary Robustification of Fuzzy-Logic Controllers for Manufacturing Systems
    B. Porter, N.N. Zadeh
  • Production Scheduling Utilising Fuzzy Logic Systems and Genetic Algorithms
    C. Lowe, J. D. Tedford
  • An Industrial Application of a Neural Network
    K. S. Lee, G. A. Britton, S. C. Fok
  • Sensor Fusion Using Art2 Neural Networks for Reliable Tool Condition Identification
    Y.S. Wong, G.S. Hong, Y.M. Niu
  • Functional Intelligence - The Basic Criterion of Neurolization
    M. Hajduk
• Linear / Nonlinear Systems
  • A Robust Controller for Multivariable Discrete Time Linear Systems based on Model Matching Approach
    Y. Yamane, M. Sasaki, P.N. Nikiforuk
  • Perturbation Analysis of a Discrete Event Model of a Mining Operation
    B.J. McCarragher, D. Read
  • A New Method of Parameter Identification in Nonlinear System
    L. Zhu, Q. Ke
• Manufacturing System Modelling
  • A Generic Model Oriented Multi-Criterion added Value Analysis for Factory Modeling
    D. Crestani, F. Prunet, V. Chapurlat, M. Larnac, J. Magnier, D. Chalvet
  • A Modelling Approach for Improved Implementation of Information Technology in Manufacturing Systems
    M. H. Larsen, G. Langer, P. Kirkby
  • Functional and Process Modelling - Applications in Systems Integration and Design
    R. W. Baines, G. Colquhoun, S. Hilton, H. Hubel, C. Small
  • Information Flow Model for JIT Shopfloor Control Systems
    J.-W. Li, S. Nahavandi
  • Evolutionary Design for Manufacturing Execution Systems
    A. Misra, J. Sztipanovits, E. Long
  • Generative and Interactive CAPP Based on Dimensional Tolerance Analysis
    K. Whybrew, G. A. Britton, Y. Sermsuti-Anuwat
• Petri Nets Based Models
  • Advanced Cell Control Applied in Flexible Assembly Systems
    W.H.R. Yeung, P.R. Moore
  • Colored Petri Nets Based Model for Planning and Evaluation of the Operational Capacity of a Port Plant
    M. A.Scopel Sim�es, M. R. Pereira Barretto, L. A. Moscato
  • Development of System Models using Coloured Petri Nets and Fuzzy Systems
    S. K. Halgamuge, T. Wimmer, M. Farrington
• Production Scheduling
  • On-Line Scheduling Method in Autonomous Distributed Manufacturing System
    N. Hirabayashi, H. Nagasawa
  • Dual-Criteria Assembly Line Balancing Using a Simulated Annealing
    D. S. Hong, H.S. Cho, G.J. Yoo
  • A Method and a Program for Job Shop Scheduling
    A.Backx Noronha, M. Mattos Borges de Oliveira, J. F. Ferreira Ribeiro, C.M. Ribeiro
  • Experimental Approach for Simulated Dynamic Scheduling (ESDS) for R-FMS
    M. Cristofari, E. McDuffie, F. Caron, M. Tronci
  • On a New Formulation of Manufacture Planning and Scheduling Model for a Closer Coupling of Cost, Time and Resource
    G. S. Deng, W.J. Zhang, S.K. Tso, J. Ho, X. Liu
  • Knowledge-based Design of Scheduling Systems
    J. Sauer, H.-J. Appelrath
  • Markov Modulated Poisson Processes and Production Planning in Manufacturing Systems
    W. K. Ching
• Decision Support System
  • Managing Industrial Process Knowledge using Case-based Reasoning Technology
    K. J. Aldous
  • A Decision Support System for CIM Justification
    Sev. V. Nagalingam, G. C. I. Lin
  • Design and Implementation of an Expert Systems Generation Tool for Corrective Maintenance
    A. Garcia-Crespo, P. Domingo Garcia, M. Lancha Rojas
  • Computer Simulation for Holistic Production System Design
    R. Rappel, G. Zeichen
  • A Computer-based System for Evaluating Batch Manufacturing Systems for Small and Medium-Sized Manufacturing Enterprises (SMMEs)
    T. Si, T. Zahari, R. Brown, D. Wright
• Information Management System
  • Information Management for Process Control and Supervision Using a Hypertext System with Integrated Data Bases
    A. Arenz, M. Reimann, U. Harten, E. Schnieder
  • An Information System for an Integrated Iron and Steel Plant
    G. Weishaar
• Manufacturing Systems Design
  • Manufacturing System Development with Evolving Requirements
    D. Hawthorn, R. Martin, C. White
  • Architectural Design of a Multi-Industrial Robot for an Arc Welding Environment
    H. Abachi. R. Ibrahim
• Simulation of Manufacturing Processes
  • Simulation of Cold-Roll Forming of Channel Sections
    M. Tajdari, M Farzin
  • Steady-State Finite Element Analysis of Three-Dimensional Hot Extrusion of Sections Through Square Dies
    C.M. Lee, J.H. Shin, Y.C. Lam
  • Modeling of Manufacturability Constraints in the Design of Moulds with Sculptured Surface
    Y. Tu, W. Yang, R.Y.K. Fung, X. Cheng, Y. Xiong
  • Effect of Manufacturing Tolerances on Aircraft Aerodynamics and Cost
    A.K. Kundu, S. Raghunathan, W.H. Morris