Book Description

Flexible Automation and Information Management - 1992 features the proceedings of the Second International Flexible Automation and Information Management Conference (FAIM '92). The book addresses problems faced by industry and research and development centers, and it focuses on the state-of-the-art and future trends within the general area of flexible automation and information management. Over 80 reviewed papers were contributed by authors from 20 countries. The papers center around six themes: 1) managerial aspects of world class manufacture; 2) concurrent engineering techniques; 3) computer integrated manufacturing; 4) CAD/CAM databases and applications; 5) flexible manufacturing systems, including design, analysis, control, scheduling and performance measurement; and 6) increasing competitiveness through technology, including cell controllers, image processing, and electronics manufacturing. Managers, industrial and manufacturing engineers, and researchers of computer-integrated manufacturing will find Flexible Automation and Information Management - 1992 to be a valuable reference.