This paper speci"es the structure of a manufacturing strategy analysis (MSA) to manufacturing system design (MSD) interfacing model. In particular, it addresses the link between manufacturing strategic initiatives and the requirements of manufacturing information system (MIS), and proposes a structured approach to help a company identify the key MIS requirements that are needed to e!ectively su...

The paper presents the development of a new design system that allows the composition of a design from manufacturable features. The system contains several modules: hierarchical design-for-manufacture rule system, manufacturing feature library, manufacturing feature-based design module, designer advisory module, manufacturing feature recognition module, and design analysis module.

Manufacturing system can be regarded as collaboration between principal and auxiliary tasks. Principal task shows activities of manufacturing, assemblage and setup operation, etc. Auxiliary task indicates activities of picking, transportation and replacement operation, etc. Auxiliary task caused by setup operation occurs frequently in manufacturing system. Lowering the efficiency of auxiliary t...

This paper examines the concept of time in multimedia, World Wide Web-based courseware development. The biological concept of entrainment (the alignment of rhythms within and between systems) to accelerate courseware development is explored. The discussion begins with the foundational concepts of entrainment from biological systems and social psychology. Examples of entrainment in courseware de...

Software development suffers from a lack of predictability with respect to cost, time, and quality. Predictability is one of the major concerns addressed by modern manufacturing execution systems (MESs). A MES does not actually execute themanufacturing (e.g., controlling equipment and producing goods), but rather collects, analyzes, integrates, and presents the data generated in industrial prod...

In this paper we propose a multi-expert approach for anchor shot detection in news videos. The proposed Multi-Expert System (MES) combines three algorithms selected among those presented in the literature that are model-free and do not require a specific training phase. In order to assess the performance of the proposed MES, we built up a large database, significantly wider than those ones typi...

The philosophy of group technology (GT) is an important concept in the design of flexible manufacturing systems and manufacturing cells. Group technology is a manufacturing philosophy that identifies similar parts and groups them into families. Beside assigning unique codes to these parts, group technology developers intend to take advantage of part similarities during design and manufacturing ...