Integrated Manufacturing Systems: Volume 4 Issue 1
Table of contents
Balancing Method for a Semiautomatic Production Line
Mario Tabucanon, Wang ChangliOutlines the specific characteristics of semiautomatic productionlines which, in relative terms, are given less attention than othertypes of line. Suggests a methodology for…
An Integrated Approach for the Selection and Design of Assembly Systems
Nourredine Boubekri, Srinivasan NagarajWith technological advances in industrial robots and artificialintelligence, manufacturers are beginning to appreciate the trade‐offbetween fixed and flexible automation for…
Manual, Hybrid and Automated Inspection Literature and Current Research
Parimal Kopardekar, Anil Mital, Sam AnandInspection is an activity that controls the outgoing productquality and involves search, detection and measurement or diagnosis.Traditionally, inspection tasks have been allocated…
The Worker Competences Needed to Support World Class Manufacturing
David Woodcock, Rhys WeaverExamines the links between world class manufacturing and the levelsof worker competence required to achieve high rates of continuousimprovement. First identifies the principles…