Modern Manufacturing - Information Control and Technology

Manufacturers worldwide are faced with unprecedented challenges from international competition, changing production process and technologies, shorter production life-cycles, market globalization and environmental requirements. Fundamental to meeting these challanges is the understanding and control of information across all stages of the Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM) process.
This book presents the state of the art in the information-oriented aspects of CIM and Intelligent Manufacturing Systems. Particular emphasis is placed on the impact of new software engineering technologies, the object-oriented approach, database design, hierachical control and intelligent systems. The contributions are written by experts from Europe and the USA.

Product details

• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.01.1994
• EAN: 9783540198901
• ISBN: 978-3-540-19890-1
• No. of pages: 403
• Weight: 720 g
• Illustrations: w. 176 figs.
• Series: Advanced Manufacturing Series
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Mechanical engineering, production engineering