Participation : The key to intelligent manufacturing improvement
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This paper describes the background and objectives of the IST project “Organizational Aspects of Human-Machine Coexisting Systems” (HUMACS), that develops and pilot-demonstrates a Participative Simulation environment for Integral (i.e., logistics, technology and human factors) Manufacturing enterprise renewal (PSIM). In the short run, HUMACS/PSIM aims to address the key issues that have to be resolved before a virtual factory can be implemented, and is focused on intelligent manufacturing to assist human creativity and the application of ICT technology. The long-term goal is to show simulated assembly lines in a software environment, to be used in assembly operations to enable a participative improvement process involving specialized staff, management and production personnel. This paper illustrates both the principle and developed prototype of the PSIM tool, including its STEAM procedure. © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2002.
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TNO Identifier
276872
ISBN
978-3-540-44122-9
Publisher
Springer
Source title
Conceptual Modeling for New Information Systems Technologies
Editor(s)
Arisawa, H.Kambayashi, Y.
Kuman, V.
Heinrich, C.M.
Hunt, I.
Kuman, V.
Heinrich, C.M.
Hunt, I.
Place of publication
Berlin
Pages
1-9
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