Intelligent manufacturing through participation : a participative simulation environment for integral manufacturing enterprise renewal
book
This book deals with a 'Participative Simulation environment for Intelligent Manufacturing' (PSIM). PSIM is a software environment for use in assembly operations and it is developed and pilot-demonstrated in five companies: Volvo (Sweden), Finland Post, Fiat (Italy), Yamatake (Japan), Ford (USA). PSIM is a combination of expertise in the areas of ICT, sociotechnique, assembly engineering and ergonomics. After defining the needs of companies several parts were developed and tested. A procedure was developed. A digital language to enable better communication between several software packages (ontology) was developed. Two tools were developed: 1. socio-technical knowledge to help developing an optimal organisational structure; 2. ergonomics to help developing optimal man-machine interactions. A "navigator" was developed to make the PSIM system usable for different participants. Also software was developed to enable subtracting data from ERP systems (the integrator). The test results show that the approach is very complete, generates new ideas for improvement and contributes to productivity improvement, better physical and mental workload of the operators and a learning organization.
Topics
Historisch materiaal TNO ZwedenFinlandErgonomieVerenigde StatenAutoindustrieCad camComputer aided design and manufacturingCyberneticaInformaticaInformatietechnologieSociotechniekOrganisatieontwerpArbeidskundeArbeidsanalysePosterijenPTTInformatietechnologieAutomatiseringItalieJapanPost-en koeriersdienstenMachines
TNO Identifier
171154
ISBN
90-6743-890-1
Publisher
TNO
Collation
155 p.
Place of publication
Hoofddorp