Manufacturing and Automation Systems: Techniques and Technologies, Part 4 of 5

Content: 
Contributors to this Volume
Page ii

Front Matter
Page iii

Copyright page
Page iv

Contributors
Pages vii-viii

Preface
Pages ix-xiv

Techniques for Measuring the Economic Effectiveness of Automation and Manufacturing Systems
Pages 1-45
GIOVANNI AZZONE, UMBERTO BERTELE\'

Modeling and Control of Discrete Manufacturing Systems Using Graphical Concurrent Modeling Language (GCML)
Pages 47-74
D. Ben-Arieh

Optimal Control of Arrival and Production Rates in a Manufacturing System Subjected to Random Failures
Pages 75-99
Yaakov Yavin, Constantine Frangos

Fundamental Techniques for Geometric and Solid Modeling
Pages 101-165
CHRISTOPH M. HOFFMANN, GEORGE VANĚČEK JR.

Integrated Optimization of Product Design and Manufacturing
Pages 167-219
Masataka YOSHIMURA

Optimum Design and Control of Industrial Robots in Manufacturing Systems
Pages 221-261
Katsundo HITOMI, Masataka YOSHIMURA, Kazumasa OHASHI

Pattern Recognition, Reasoning and Optimization Methodologies for Manufacturing Layout Design
Pages 263-309
P. BANERJEE, R.L. KASHYAP, C.L. MOODIE

Knowledge-Based Facility Planning: A Review and a Framework
Pages 311-326
P. Banerjee, S.Y. Nof

Techniques for Flow Control and Preventive Maintenance in Manufacturing Systems
Pages 327-366
E.K. Boukas

Optimum Utilization of A Capacity Constrained Manufacturing System
Pages 367-386
Behnam Pourbabai

Information Theoretic Modeling of Robotic & Automation Systems
Pages 387-416
KIMON P. VALAVANIS, GEORGE N. SARIDIS

Virtual Prototyping: Facilitating Design-for-Manufacture
Pages 417-434
Reginald D. Boswell, Jane C. Ammons, S. Manivannan

Index
Pages 435-447