Preface |
Manufacturing Technology |
Human mismatches in machining / M R Abdul Ran ; K Case ; M A Sinclair |
Investigation of parameters' influence and relationships in reaming using statistical design of experiments / S Arunachalam ; J M O'Sullivan |
An investigation into the design flow problems in multi-chip module technology / R Aziz ; J C Beamish |
Selection choices and applicability of manufacturing control systems in an injection moulding environment / I Banik ; A Davies ; E G John ; M Usener |
A tool design methodology for precision forging / F Bonnavand ; A N Bramley ; D J Mynors |
Modelling surface roughness improvement in grinding / X Chen ; W B Rowe |
Analysis of component forces in high-speed threading of Ni-Cr-Mo steel with coated carbide inserts / E O Ezugwu ; C I Okeke |
Investigations into local deformation in incremental forming operations / J Ferreira ; F H Osman |
The effects of organic coatings on heat transfer in underwater pipelines / J C Hatchman |
Case study on the manufacture of a low-pressure die casting component used as a major structural member for the Jaguar XK8 sports car / J Jackson ; J E Kempson |
A statistical evaluation of friction promoting chemicals / P Lee |
Environmentally clean metal cutting processes--machining on the way to dry cutting / H Popke ; Th Emmer ; J Steffenhagen |
Standardization of surface finish for adhesion tests / C D Wickramatillake |
Deep hole drilling--current and future trends / N Woodfine |
Manufacturing Systems |
Modelling and software tool requirements for the design and operation of hybrid flexible assembly and dismantling cells / G Binger ; V Flemming ; A Boyle ; A Kaldos |
Requirements of a tool management system for high-variety, high-volume, multi-process manufacture / C Cottam |
Depth-estimation of an object using stereoscopic vision / C D'Souza ; K Sivayoganathan ; D Al-Dabass ; V Balendran |
Development of an interactive process parameter selection model for high-speed machining / D Fichtner ; I F Dagiloke |
An integrated approach to assembly line design / J Lanham |
An overview of the use of internet telemetry systems in manufacturing / C E R Wainwright |
Applications of the electronic nose in manufacturing systems / P Lowery ; P Cocoran ; H Stratton ; Elshaw |
A framework for the implementation of computer integrated manufacturing in small and medium enterprises / H B Marri ; A Gunasekaran ; R J Grieve |
The installation and validation of machine vision systems within an aseptic suite environment / M McGowan ; D K Harrison ; G Cullen ; D S Ross |
Effect of object location on measurement accuracy of a vision system / A Roy ; G Burns |
Multi-scopic neuro-vision for two-and three-dimensional object recognition/classification / T Shaw ; S Boussakta ; F Nabhani ; A Watson |
The correlation between surface leakage current and contamination level of printed circuit boards / A Suksri |
Wireless communication networks for monitoring goods transportation among remote manufacturing factories / G Y Tian ; Z H Zhao ; R W Baines |
Development of an adaptive controlling equipment to guide operator and manufacturing machinery to an individually optimized production process |
Production and Inventory Control |
Implementing MRPII in bespoke manufacture--a case study / R Astle |
Efficient planning and control in small manufacturing firms using white board systems / S Berry ; W Murphy |
An investigation of the performance of MRP planning in an uncertain manufacturing environment / M D Byrne ; H Mapfaira |
Improving competitiveness in contract electronics manufacturing through better shop floor materials management / R Heaton ; E Kyrantonis ; P G Leaney |
Finite capacity scheduling and MRPII hybrid production control systems--conditions for successful implementation / D J Petty ; M D Stirling ; L C Travis ; R Bennett |
Proposed methodology for developing generic solutions to production and operations problems utilizing spreadsheets / P J Vivian |
Process, Planning, and Scheduling |
The application of an embedded GA to the improvement of order scheduling in an injection moulding environment |
A case for improving the industrial measurement of schedule adherence / H Harvey |
Artificial neural networks for real-time scheduling / H M Nureldin ; R F O'Connor ; A W Duffill |
Scheduling within a specialist make-to-order manufacturing company / L Pacey ; A C Lyons |
The integration of object-oriented and logic programming to develop automatic process planning / J Pang ; C F McLeod |
An intelligent production planning and scheduling using genetic algorithm / J G Qi ; G R Burns |
Adaptive fuzzy logic scheduling for just-in-time flexible manufacturing systems / J D Tedford ; C Lowe |
An approach to assembly line balancing problem using genetic algorithms / G Xu ; R Penson ; G Littlefair ; R Callan |
Virtual Reality |
Virtual vertical integration as a strategy for manufacture / L Argument |
The application of immersive virtual reality for layout planning of manufacturing cells / B Korves ; M Loftus |
A fast three-dimensional modelling approach for virtual reality environments / Q Peng |
Management of complex virtual manufacturing environments for manufacturing applications / Z Xu ; Z Zhao |
Rank-order-clustering (ROC) for construction of virtual manufacturing environments |
Robots, Automation, and CAD |
A method for dynamically producing CAD drawing files within a multimedia-based electronic catalogue / N Amin ; D Su |
Surface visualization and assessment using geometric parameter curves / R J Cripps ; R E Howe |
A comparison of techniques for modelling robot dynamics / J U Dolinsky ; G Colquhoun ; I D Jenkinson |
Skill acquisition for robotic assembly via integration of vision and force sensing / I Lopez-Juarez ; M Howarth |
CAD-based recognition--a neural network approach / P Menon ; V Rajeev ; K Natarajan ; P Radhakrishnan ; S Loke |
Development of a methodology to support a robotic assembly cell / S B Mohamed |
Modelling and Simulation |
Computer-aided modelling of the human spine / D C Xiao ; B S Acar ; J M Porter |
Rule-based Petri-net modelling and scheduling of manufacturing systems / N Konstas ; S Lloyd ; C Chatwin ; H Yu |
Rapid data collection in the simulation of manufacturing systems / K Liyanage ; T Perera |
Integrated performance measurement--a reference model and an audit method / S Lutz ; U S Bititci ; A S Carrie ; T Turner |
Modelling manufacturing systems using GRAI and decision science techniques / M Menicou ; I McCarthy |
Using simulation as a tool in implementing cellular manufacturing in a project-based organization / M M Musbah ; T Tharmaseelan |
Automatic model generation of batch manufacturing plants using WITNESS / J Rogers ; K D Barber |
Discrete simulation and heuristic search for decision support in manufacturing / M Schulz |
The use of graphical modelling methods in the UK manufacturing industry / C Small |
Modelling engine performances in the automotive industry / M H Wu ; Z B Liao ; S Y Duan |
Manufacturing Strategy/Management |
Organization culture for world class manufacturing / S P Barry |
Resource-based and network theories--a comparison / F E Coll |
Case studies--learning in operations / V Gilgeous |
Modelling integrated process planning and scheduling for agile manufacturing / D M Hall ; W Zhao |
Investigating the adoption of lean manufacturing at supplier companies / C R Herrett ; N S McBain ; K Wallis |
A methodology for examining organizational values / M J Hooper ; C N Winters |
The development of a user-oriented information systems development strategy / M Ince ; J Kay |
The nature of performance measurement systems and measures in UK industry / D Medori |
Development and implementation of manufacturing strategy for small--medium enterprise (SME) / L Mitchell |
Benchmarking small and medium-sized manufacturing enterprises / G P Nelder ; A Skandalakis |
A review of environmentally conscious manufacturing (ECM) strategy / K F S Ngan ; K Chappell |
Towards customer-focussed manufacture for SMES / P-L Nolan ; M H Jones |
Teaching strategic management through simulation / B Parkinson ; R Senior ; P Hudson |
Data management: an overview of information requirements for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMES) / J G Thoburn |
The gap between theory and practice in manufacturing management / B Trought |
A review of customer service as a strategy for competitive advantage / K Veitch |
Managing legacy systems in small manufacturing organizations / S C Willoughby |
Manufacturing management: interfirm relationships / C Wyatt ; S Evans |
Business Process Re-engineering |
Performance measurement identification--an application for maintenance / D J Carson ; R Leonard |
Managing change in the garment manufacturing industry--the devil in the detail / R Gassmann |
The arena of core competence in manufacturing effectiveness / K Parveen |
Principles and methodology support system for re-engineering the product introduction process / R Roy ; A P Beesley ; J E Keast |
Design Management |
Bridging the gap between product specification and manufactured output: a spreadsheet aid to parametric modelling / W Chan |
Achieving synergy within the product introduction process of an extended enterprise / B T Clegg ; J T Boardman ; A J Boardman |
The SMME design process / A Duckworth |
Design and manufacture--developing an integrated approach with undergraduate product design students / A J Felton ; E Bird |
Web-based design tools / G Q Huang ; K L Mak |
The implementation of shared workspace systems in design--common barriers and success factors / W J Ion ; A I Neilson |
On representing industrial design brief requirements explicitly / K C Liang ; S A R Scrivener ; L Ball |
Experiments in the introduction of shared workspaces within a design environment |
New product development in SMES--the mediating effect of behaviour and belief belief / A O'Shea ; N McBain ; A Morris |
Integration of fuzzy logic and neural networks to support decision making in engineering design / P Y Pan ; K Cheng |
A definition of re-manufacturing within a taxonomy of product end of life scenarios / H J Parkinson ; G Thompson |
A product costing system for a make-to-order manufacturing company / D Price |
Redesign of a product and its manufacturing operations--advanced technologies technologies and technology transfer for commercial advantage / M P Rowles ; P J Fisher |
Selection of rapid prototyping manufacturing processes / Y F Wang ; R L Roome ; R Benhadj-Djilali |
Creating the conditions for innovation--research programme / A White |
Knowledge-Based Systems |
Development of an expert system for fault diagnosis in compression moulding / M Aburas ; E John |
Optimized multi-parameter extraction techniques in sensor array applications / J Anglesea ; P Corcoran |
A prototype knowledge-based system for bore quality / S M Ngum ; J M O'sullivan ; K F Gill |
Reasoning about conditional effects in control systems via directed domain constraints / A Ayesh ; G Kelleher |
Integration of machining analysis with knowledge-based design / S C Cooper ; I-S Fan |
The integration of a knowledge-based system and a Gantt-chart scheduling application for solving the machine shop scheduling problem / T Page |
Gas/solid separation using a novel compact in-line vortex separator / T White ; R Thorn ; S Sashar |
Knowledge-based executive car evaluation using the evidential reasoning approach / J-B Yang ; D-L Xu |
Quality Control Management |
Performance and quality monitoring for a construction project / P Barber ; D Sheath ; C Tomkins ; A Graves ; F Ofori-Darko ; S Walker |
Refinement and modelling of CMM data / R Bardell |
Analyzing quality data to facilitate continuous improvement / A J Beckett ; D Bance |
Application of Taguchi to wafer plate development / A L Cruickshank |
A dimensional control methodology for the variation analysis of aircraft structure assembly / D J Jeffreys ; G Wood |
Relationships between capability indices and signal to noise ratios for use in the manufacturing industry / L Kounis ; I R McAndrew |
Authors' Index |
Preface |
Manufacturing Technology |
Human mismatches in machining / M R Abdul Ran ; K Case ; M A Sinclair |