Preface vii KEYNOTE SPEECHES House of Business Engineering-The Universal Language for Process Management 5(8) August-Wilhelm Scheer Semiconductor Virtual Enterprises: Requirements and Solution Proposals 13(13) C. Makatsoris C.B. Besant The Latest Research Trends in CIM 26(8) Grier C.I. Lin Mass Customization-Opportunities and Challenges for High Value Added Products and Services 34(13) Mitchell M. Tseng MANAGEMENT ASPECTS Global Perspectives Manufacturing in Global Perspective-The Impact of Intranet/Internet Development 47(8) Henry Lau Felix T.S. Chan Ralph W.L. Ip Competencies and Capabilities: An Analysis of the Hard Disk Drive Industry 55(16) N. Viswanadham Yap Chee Meng Phun Kim Ming Systems Integration in Manufacturing Firm: Some Empirical Observations in Japan 71(12) Deok-Joo Lee Hiroshi Katayama Hyung-Sik Oh Flexibility and Change Management Flexibility in Supply Chain Processes 83(8) N. Viswanadham Y.S. Wong C.K. Chan Flexibility: Its Meaning for Japanese Manufacturers 91(10) Hiroshi Katayama Yoshikazu Azami Deok-Joo Lee Structural Fitness to Manage Markets Turbulence-Create Dynamic Structures to Master the Next Millennium 101(8) Nick Brehmer Dirk Markfort Hermann Kuhnle The Human Side of Virtual Enterprise 109(10) Jeff Y.T. Ang Business Process Reengineering BPR and Benchmarking with ARIS-Based Industry-Specific Reference Models 119(13) Christian Aichele Sebastian Bohning A Case Study on BPR to Manufacturing Industry 132(12) Felix T.S. Chan Ralph W.L. Ip Henry Lau Sev. V. Nagalingam Grier Lin Enterprise Modelling with Intensive Knowledge 144(13) Zhao Zhen Ying Robert de Souza CIM Design and Planning Comparison Between CIMS and CIPS 157(9) G. Xiong X.M. Xu Y.X. Sun Expert System for Pre-determining CIM Levels 166(12) Rarjith Nayar The Architecture of CIPS 178(10) Gang Xiong X.M. Xu Y.X. Sun The Resource Flowing Model of Green Manufacturing Systems 188(7) Fei Liu Xiaohui Chen Hua Zhang Impact of Factory Size on Workflow and Choice of Layouts 195(12) Lee Pui Mun Integrated Databases A Study of SDAI Implementation on Relational Database 207(7) Yan Kai-tao Deng Jia-ti Zeng Qing-hui He Yue Databases for Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM): A Survey 214(13) Robiah Ahmad Abd. Rahman Abdul Rahim Automated Knowledge Acquisition for Multiexpertsystems in Manufacturing 227(10) Andre Schekelmann Wilhelm Dangelmaier A Hybrid Information Manufacturing System with an Integrated Rule Knowledge Database 237(12) Henry Lau Felix T.S. Chan Ralph W.L. Ip A CORBA Based Information Integration Platform System for CIMS Environments 249(10) Ge Yu Bin Zhang Guoren Wang Jin Shi Xiaochun Yang Huaiyuan Zheng A Specification of CIM Information System 259(10) Luo Junzhou Gu Guanqun Fei Xiang Internet and the WWW Internet for Higher Productivity in Manufacturing 269(10) Syed M Rahman Baikunth Nath Ruhul Sarker Concepts for Improving the Network-Ability of Small and Medium Sized Companies 279(11) Claus Schmid Ulf Zillig Fritz Huber Network Middleware Illustrated for Enterprise Enhanced Operation 290(11) W. Loeve E.H. Baalbergen M.E.S. Vogels H. van der Ven Impacts of Network-based Commerce on Asian Industry 301(10) A. Lee Gilbert A CALS Framework for Electronic Commerce in Virtual Manufacturing Enterprises 311(14) Dennis C.H. Sng CIM Justification Advanced Manufacturing Technology: Strategic And Operational Change For Small-And-Medium-Sized Manufacturing Firms (SMEs) 325(13) B. Chung Kam W. Kenneth Yeong From CSF Analysis to Balanced Scorecard Design in Strategic IT Planning 338(10) K.T. Yeo Quantifying Intangibles in AMT Justification by Using the Cost-Value Technique 348(13) Sev. N. Nagalingam Grier Lin Felix T.S. Chan CIM Implementations A New Modeling Approach to Support Identification and Development of Secondary Processes in an Industrial AMT Implementation 361(10) Torbjorn Ilar Anders Kinnander A Prototype System for CIMS Information Integration Platform 371(10) Shi Jing Zhang Bin Yu Ge Wang Guoren Shong Baoyen Jin Lili Zheng Huaiyuan Methods for Design and Implementation of CIM Systems 381(7) M.H. Xiong Z.Y. Han Y.F. Zhong J. Zhou Computer Integrated Manufacturing System for Training in Ngee Ann Polytechnic, Singapore 388(15) Wong Chun Chong Lek Pheow Hwa MANUFACTURING PLANNING AND CONTROL Aggregate Planning A Modified p-Median Formulation for Generalized Grouping 403(8) Kripa Shanker Murari P. Barnwal Modeling of Production Planning and Control for the Integration of Information Systems 411(10) W. Dangelmaier R. Holtkamp T. Langemann H.-J. Sobiech F. Ziersch Design of Agile Multi-Line Production System for Volatile Market Environment 421(10) Hiroshi Katayama Masayuki Tanaka A Knowledge-Based Selection System for the Multi-Product Assembly Line 431(10) A. Khan M. K. Khan Knowledge Based Methodology for Selection Planning and Design of Flexible Manufacturing System 441(12) I. Hussain M. K. Khan Production Scheduling Systems Minimizing Mean-Lateness and Numbers of Tardy Jobs in a Job-Shop 453(9) Sumiharni Batubara Docki Saraswati A Hybrid GA-SA Algorithm for Flowshop Scheduling Problems 462(10) Baikunth Nath Solving FMS Loading Problem With Genetic Algorithm: A Strategy for Solution Generation and Recombination 472(12) Kripa Shanker Neeraj Kumar Scheduling Heuristics for the m-Machine No-Wait Lot Streaming Flowshop 484(13) Subodha Kumar Tapan P. Bagchi Chelliah Sriskandarajah Performance Evaluation and Simulation Simulation of Complex Production Systems With Different Levels of Detail 497(10) Wilhelm Dangelmaier Norbert Holthofer Stephen Kress Ulrich Schafermeier A Discrete Event Simulation Environment for Statistical Process Control 507(9) T.A. Spedding M. Chandrashekar An Intelligent, Holistic Simulator for a Computer Keycap Assembly Cell 516(12) S.S.G. Lee R.B. de Souza T.A. Spedding Collaborative Simulation Towards A New Paradigm 528(10) Kees A. B. R. de Souza Reduction in Product Cost via Manufacturing Simulation 538(9) Felix T.S. Chan Ralph W. L. Ip Henry Lau Sev. V. Nagalingam Grier Lin Advanced Methods for Simulation Output Analysis in Manufacturing Systems: An Analysis of Variance vs. Artificial Neural Networks 547(12) Ulf Eriksson Petri Net Approaches/Soft Modelling Approaches A Coloured Timed Object-Oriented Petri Nets Approach to Modeling Automated Manufacturing Systems 559(10) Li-Chih Wang Shao-Ying Wu Coloured-Time, Modular Petri Net Approach for the Modelling Zone-Controlled Manufacturing Machines 569(10) S. Ariffin R.H. Weston On Selective Multiple Inheritance in Fuzzy Object Modeling 579(10) Zhengkang Lu K.B. Chuah Yuejin Zhou Logistics Management A Centralised Routing Algorithm for AGVs in Container Ports 589(12) Xiaoguo Yu Shell Ying Huang Analysis of Production and Transportation Models for Three Production Bases in ICGCPS 601(10) Yuanming Su Shusaku Hiraki Supply Chain Management; how it works with JIT, MRPII and SBM 611(12) J.R. Barker Quality Management A Fuzzy Multi-Criteria Decision Framework for QFD Planning 623(10) Juite (Ray) Wang Planning-Tools for Quality Management 633(10) Dieter H. Muller Thorsten Tietjen Thomas Bottcher Distributed Quality Assurance System Framework for Agile Manufacturing 643(9) Yang Hongpeng Zeng Xiaoliu Min Xiaoying Lin Zhihang Computer Integrated Quality Information System Based on Client/Server Under CIMS Environment 652(9) Yang Hongpeng Lin Zhihang Multivariate Robust Design Optimization 661(10) Kwok-Leung Tsui Computer Aided Design of np Quality Control Chart 671(12) Zhang Wu Xiaolan Zhang Control Issues On the Inclusion of Maintenance in Manufacturing Planning and Control Systems 683(10) David Sherwin Patrick Jonsson Magnus Lesshammar Optimal Periodic Replacement Strategy for Non Self-Announcing Failure Equipment 693(11) Anis Chelbi Daoud Ait-Kadi Moez Limayem A Strategy for Real Time Flow Control and Breakage Compensation of Cutting Tools in Flexible Manufacturing Systems: Total Tool Management Systems (TTMS) 704(13) Ralph W.L. Ip Henry Lau Felix T.S. Chan ADVANCED MANUFACTURING PROCESSES Computer-controlled Liquid Bulge Forming of Tubes 717(10) S. Thiruvarudchelvan G.L. Seet H.Y. Wong Automatic Mathematical Optimization of Sheet Metal Forming Processes 727(10) L.T. Kisielewicz P. Guyon E. Haug K. Ando Computer-Aided Analysis of Roll Bending in Strip Profile Control on Four High Cold Rolling Mills 737(12) K. Srinivasa Murthy A.S. Deshpande An Application of Repetitive Control to Disturbance Rejection in Servo Systems Zhaowei Zhong 749 Author Index I-1
