| Preface |
| Keynote Paper |
| Manufacturing trends in precision engineering / J Corbett |
| Machining Processes and Tooling |
| Investigation of a tool design system for electrochemical machining / P M Hyde ; A K M DeSilva ; D K Harrison ; D R Gordon |
| Comparison of precision machining methods / J Kopac ; P Krajnik |
| Al2O3 grinding wheel cleaning using Nd: YAG laser / X Chen ; Z Feng ; I Pashby |
| Surface flaws in high-speed machining applications / N Liu ; M Loftus |
| Cutting force regulation in high-speed CNC machining of corner zones / D Wang |
| Surface integrity of burn resistant titanium alloy following machining / D Novovic ; D K Aspinwall ; R C Dewes ; P Bowen ; W Voice |
| Electrical discharge surface alloying of Ti-6Al-4V using partially sintered tool electrodes / H G Lee |
| Low-temperature precision grinding of hard and brittle materials and outlook of its development and application / R Turmanidze ; D Butskhrikidze ; G Mamulashvili ; K Kromp ; B Mills ; M Morgan ; O Mgaloblishvili |
| Forming Processes and Tools |
| Investigation of free-bending - a new bending technique / P Gantner ; H Bauer |
| Stability of deep drawing process / G Gantar ; K Kuzman |
| Metal forming analysis of multi-step upsetting flange from pipe billet / X L Hu ; Z R Wang ; G Liu |
| Formation and performance of dimpled steel sheet / J Collins ; M A Castellucci ; P Hartley ; I Pillinger |
| Numerical simulation and experimental analysis of springback after ironing / J Zhou ; J Hu |
| Review on the features in sheet hydroforming focused on hydro mechanical deep drawing with uniform pressure on the / L Lang ; J Danckert ; K B Nielsen |
| Stamping of the boss-fixed end-cover of a micro electric-motor / M Deng ; C Liu ; W J Huang ; Z Li |
| Micro-damage mechanisms in metal forming / J Lin ; T A Dean |
| Advanced Manufacturing Techniques |
| Breakdown of TiN coating on HSS steel substrates through Rockwell indentation and inverse modelling of substrate behaviour / A R Belur Sheshadri ; T G Faurholdt |
| Modelling of the thermal history of components produced by direct laser fabrication / L Qian ; J Mei ; X Wu |
| A non-compensation method for measuring the temperature during machining / P Zhang ; G H Deng ; F Liu |
| Tribological characteristics of ion nitrided layer on mould steel under oil lubricated condition / W Huang ; G Deng |
| Clean manufacturing environment with high and low wetting materials / W D Gunawardana ; V N Malhotra |
| Thickness of porous disc from dual wetting materials for clean environment |
| Advanced Manufacturing Systems |
| Fuzzy recognition systems application on the autonomous camera guided vehicle / H Zhang H Yang ; L Jing ; B Zhang ; S Cai |
| Decision support methodology for cell formation considering production data / I Marghalany ; V I Vitanov |
| The design of flexible assembly lines / S Fitton ; A R Mileham ; G W Owen |
| Changes and disturbances in holonic manufacturing systems (HMS) - a brief review / M C L Tan ; M Saadat |
| Designing multi-component flexible machining lines / Q Wang ; D J Stockton ; B Burton ; S T Newman ; S Rahimifard |
| Technology selection for reconfigurability using the analytical hierarchical process (AHP) / M Reza Abdi ; A W Labib |
| Agent-based reconfiguration and control of manufacturing systems / A Anosike ; Z Zhang |
| Design Methods, Processes, and Systems |
| Re-engineering product documentation / E L Foley ; D S Smyth ; J Hunter |
| Decision support system for the early phase of the automotive development process / J W Stahl ; W Appold |
| A customer-driven rapid product development system / N Kalargeros ; J X Gao |
| Formulation of a calculation for identifying actual and potential costs caused by delays in the new product introduction process / V Koliza ; D Pearce ; P Khoudian ; T Page |
| Automatic on-screen cost estimation for the conceptual stage of design / H Hosseini-Nasab ; L B Newnes |
| Functional support for top-down assembly design / W Shi ; D Qin |
| Combining FE and tolerance synthesis for aesthetic assembly design of flexible components / I A Manarvi ; N P Juster |
| Knowledge-enriched product data management system to support aggregate process planning / W M Cheung ; P G Maropoulos ; H Aziz |
| Embodiment of fine-pitch design for manufacturing guidelines and rules in printed circuit board (PCB) design software |
| Alternative geometric design specifications of prismatic parts for manufacturability / L Jietong ; G Thimm ; G A Britton |
| Product data management--why management commitment? / Q A Siddiqui ; N D Burns |
| The optimal hollow-ratio of hollow roller bearings without preloads / Y Wei ; Y Qin |
| CAD/CAM |
| Computer-aided aesthetics and functions evaluation in evolutionary CAD / K Case ; M S Abdul Karim |
| The calculation of path interval and the avoidance of collision for the machining of free-form surface / C Yang |
| A new algorithm of data-points interpolation for NURBS modelling / G Lei ; G H Zhang |
| A case study in the use of Internet-based tutorials and a managed learning environment in support of the teaching and learning of CAD/CAM |
| Testing/Experimentation/Metrology |
| Optimization using a genetic algorithm in engine calibration / W Lin ; M H Wu |
| The economic effects of abandonment of industrial metrication in the UK / M T Knowles ; D C Webb ; F Thynne |
| Development of a test rig system for a new generation of aerostatic bearings / R N Holt ; K Cheng ; D Webb ; F Wardle |
| Clamping design for the biaxial tension test of rubbers / Y Ma ; R Balendra |
| Internet and E-design/Manufacture |
| Tools and techniques for distributed collaborative design and knowledge management |
| Re-engineering the part cost management process for an automotive manufacturer by implementing a real time web based data warehouse / C N Tunnicliffe |
| Web-based virtual environments system for manufacturing management / H Zhang ; Z Zhao ; R W Baines |
| Remote execution of simulation models / J Banaszak ; D Clegg ; T Perera |
| Virtual Enterprise and Enterprise Integration |
| An ontology driven manufacturing system engineering moderator for global virtual enterprise teams / H-K Lin ; J A Harding |
| Application of virtual team concept in simulation |
| An Internet-based total virtual factory for inter-enterprise integration / A Lung ; R Benhadj-Djilai ; J A Garcia |
| Electronic control of the supply chain--a preliminary analysis of the international material data system as an example of commitment / I Pollok ; B K Temple ; D A Edgar ; S C Kinzler |
| Modern Operations Management and MRP II/ERP |
| Uncertainty and contingency plan in ERP-controlled manufacturing environments / S C L Koh ; M Simpson ; Y Lin |
| A review of the critical success factors of ERP implementation / T C Loh |
| The design and implementation of a computer integrated manufacturing and business system for remote working / G Hall ; D Cockayne ; S Davies |
| A survey investigating current industrial scheduling practice among a cross-section of UK companies / K M Eriksson |
| Integrating genetic programming into job shop scheduling problem / J F Chin ; S Meeran |
| Impact and effectiveness of a change agent in the development of the operations systems in an SME / A Jones ; B O'Toole ; J Robinson |
| Elimination of variation in the flow line / R A Khalil |
| An investigation into the perceived barriers to total productive maintenance in small mediums enterprises / D Baglee ; J MacIntyre ; R Trimble |
| TQM and JIT, Lean and Agile Manufacturing |
| The application of agility / M Toward ; H Ismail ; I Christian |
| Using discrete event simulation to increase competitiveness within a high volume press shop / L J Custance ; D G Bramall |
| Variation risk management using the product and process database / O Balogun ; J Tannock |
| Efficiency gains through process simplification / D A Fleming ; L E Hayfron ; G A Forbes ; A H B Duffy ; P D Ball |
| Measuring performance of CM and OEM operating under forward delivery contracts with flexibility bounds / P M Walsh ; P A Williams ; C Heavey |
| A benchmarking approach to agile manufacturing implementation / Y Sun ; Y Wu |
| An integrated inventory model for supply chain management / Y Yue ; X Zhang |
| Balanced agile manufacturing and the miles and snow configuration / Y Dai ; S Henderson ; N Woodfine |
| Performance Measurement |
| Improving the business performance of an SME in the UK through strategic quality management / C Tennant ; S Tanner ; P Roberts |
| Strategic outsourcing performance management / G N Monteiro-Duarte ; P J Sackett ; C E R Wainwright |
| Classification of SMEs / M Miller ; D Hall ; D Little |
| Performance measures in manufacturing companies--results from a survey / E MacArthur ; C Musgrove ; E Viza ; D Lipovatz |
| Manufacturing Cost and Knowledge Management |
| Cost management system--pre-implementation in manufacturing SMEs / T Qaqish ; P Chapman |
| Printed circuit board design and manufacturing cost estimation--the challenges / A Sarasua ; R Roy ; V Taratoukhine ; N Giannopoulos |
| Improving cost modelling using fuzzy logic / P Baguley |
| An integrated data mining model for manufacturing enterprises / M Shahbaz |
| Business Development/Leadership/ Manufacturing Education |
| A study of Japanese 5-S practice in UK industry / S Warwood |
| The leadership problem in manufacturing management / B Trought |
| A business development model incorporating customer, supplier, and competitor benchmarks / F Chan |
| Construction of virtual scenarios for E-learning / X Ouyang ; G Haritos |
| On developing a programme to convert engineering designs into business plans / D R Snaddon |
| Authors' Index |
| Preface |
| Keynote Paper |
| Manufacturing trends in precision engineering / J Corbett |
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