Computer Applications in Production and Engineering: IFIP TC5 International Conference on Computer Applications in Production and Engineering (CAPE ’97) 5–7 November 1997, Detroit, Michigan, USA

Front Matter....Pages i-xii
Towards Computer-Aided Rapid Product Realization....Pages 1-3
Enhancing life-cycle integration through the application of Case-Based Reasoning to Quality Function Deployment....Pages 4-19
A Case Study on CAD/CAM data transfer in CIM Environment....Pages 20-32
The object-oriented modeling for product data management (PDM)....Pages 33-46
Definition of numerical models for rapid product development....Pages 47-57
Impacts of data mining technology on product design and process planning....Pages 58-70
On the implementation of product model interfaces in CIME....Pages 71-81
A Long-term Planning Approach for Small-medium Enterprise Networks....Pages 82-94
Global supply chain integration....Pages 95-109
A platform to support production planning and management in a virtual enterprise....Pages 110-123
A Fuzzy approach for the globalization of production activities....Pages 124-135
Modeling to support a food industry in the extended enterprise....Pages 136-148
Utilizing real-time market demand information in the integration of the supply chain in the food industry....Pages 149-158
Multi-axis machining with additional-axis NC system....Pages 159-171
The validity of Z-map model for mold and die machining....Pages 172-186
Probabilistic Approaches for Estimating Surface Roughness in Multi-pass Horizontal Grinding Operations....Pages 187-197
Simulation Study of the Process Parameters of a New Precision Grinding Method....Pages 198-207
A computer model for tool management information system....Pages 208-217
A Comprehensive Modelling Methodology for the Development of Manufacturing Enterprise Systems....Pages 218-226
Using IDEF0 to develop Generic Business Process Models....Pages 227-236
Process Assessment Method — an approach for business process development....Pages 237-247
Information Transfers as a metric for Engineering processes....Pages 248-258
Consequences of current organizational concepts on Management Control and Design / Production Processes interactions....Pages 259-267
Machining feature generation based on a facility model and manufacturing knowledge....Pages 268-277
Simulation of wires handling for the automation of industrial processes....Pages 278-288
Integration of reverse engineering and rapid prototyping with data reduction....Pages 289-299
Performance Prediction of P/M Electrodes in EDM Using Artificial Neural Network....Pages 300-309
Rapid manufacturing of dinnerware....Pages 310-319
Design issues of an integrated software workbench supporting the manufacturing systems design process....Pages 320-329
World Wide Simulation Environment (WISE)....Pages 330-339
A Scenario Simulation Methodology for Re-engineering Potential Assessment....Pages 340-351
Group Technology: Generation and Selection of the Best Multi-Criteria Alternative....Pages 352-358
Reduction of cycle time in manufacturing using simulation....Pages 359-369
Experiments with a knowledge-based simulator and scheduler system....Pages 370-379
Front Matter....Pages 381-381
Inverse Manufacturing: from products to services....Pages 383-384
Advances in Measurement systems integration....Pages 385-397
Sensor-Fusion methodology for reducing product quality variation....Pages 398-410
Evaluation of roughness of machined surfaces using vision system by phase shifting method....Pages 411-420
A novel method to create intelligent sensors with learning capabilities to improve modern production systems....Pages 421-434
Model and simulation based flexible production management system....Pages 435-453
Front Matter....Pages 381-381
Integration of process planning and production management....Pages 454-477
An approach for the evaluation of an integrated process and production planning and control system....Pages 478-493
Implementation of executive information systems around traditional manufacturing control system packages....Pages 494-503
An Architecture for aggregating real and virtual models in manufacturing systems....Pages 504-512
Concurrent Engineering Applications in Mexico: two case studies....Pages 513-523
Parallel MRP system....Pages 524-533
The practical limits for J.I.T.....Pages 534-543
Network middleware for enterprise enhanced operation....Pages 544-558
Improving construction information communications: A development framework....Pages 559-569
Multi-agent and manufacturing....Pages 570-577
The application of Integrated Intelligent Systems (IIS) to production scheduling....Pages 578-591
Simulation of embedded decision processes in manufacturing systems....Pages 592-605
An intelligent planning network for manufacturing systems management....Pages 606-616
An enterprise integration framework for manufacturing environments....Pages 617-628
IMAGIM+ A knowledge-based system for enterprise modeling....Pages 629-642
Modeling dynamic management features of virtual enterprises....Pages 643-655
Enterprise modeling and integration in Mexican manufacturing and service companies....Pages 656-665
VIRSIM: a methodology supported by an integrated software for the Re-engineering of the factories....Pages 666-676
Teaching Engineering Technology with the World Wide Web....Pages 677-682
Workforce Implications for the Virtual Manufacturing Environment....Pages 683-690
Front Matter....Pages 381-381
The relationship between competencies learned in Manufacturing Engineering programs and competencies represented in the CASA/SME Enterprise Wheel Model....Pages 691-701
The European View on Global Enterprise Computer Application in Production and Engineering....Pages 702-704
Information Management in Demand Chain Management — A Global Enterprise View....Pages 705-711
A Real-Time distributed Multimedia virtual environment for Collaborative Engineering....Pages 712-726
Collaborative work using our Virtual Reality Network System (VLNET)....Pages 727-735
Back Matter....Pages 736-740