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Computer Integrated Production Systems and Organizations

  • Conference proceedings
  • © 1994

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Editors:
  1. Felix Schmid

    1. Department of Manufacturing and Engineering Systems, Brunel University, Uxbridge, Middlesex, UK

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  2. Stephen Evans

    1. The CIM Institute, Cranfield University Cranfield, Bedfordshire, UK

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  3. Andrew W. S. Ainger

    1. Human-Centred Systems Ltd, Hemel Hempstead, UK

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  4. Robert J. Grieve

    1. Department of Manufacturing and Engineering Systems, Brunel University, Uxbridge, Middlesex, UK

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Part of the book series: NATO ASI Subseries F: (NATO ASI F, volume 134)

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Table of contents (25 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-X
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  2. Keynote Paper

    1. Human-Centred Shaping of Social Innovation

      • Karamjit S. Gill
      Pages 1-27

  3. Business and Enterprise Context of Human Centred Systems

    1. An Industrial Perspective of Human Centred Systems

      • Andrew Ainger
      Pages 29-41

    2. A Business Strategy Perspective in HCS

      • Nigel Slack
      Pages 42-48

    3. Prospects for Anthropocentric Production Systems in Europe

      • Werner Wobbe
      Pages 49-58

    4. Getting the Human to the Centre of the System

      • Janet Rachel
      Pages 59-70

    5. Human-Centred Computer Integration in Manufacturing

      • Felix Schmid, Simone Creux, Angela Martin
      Pages 71-88

  5. Technology and its Usability

    1. Measuring the Cost-Effectiveness of Usability Evaluations

      • Robbin M. Battison
      Pages 177-185

    2. User-Centred Design and the Theory Building View

      • Roy D. McKelvey
      Pages 186-196

    3. How Human-Centred is the Quality Philosophy?

      • Jeremy A. Klein
      Pages 197-204

    4. Multimedia Technology

      • Frank Ainscow
      Pages 205-213

    5. The Use of Prototyping in the Problem Structuring Methodology

      • Nikitas A. Assimakopoulos
      Pages 214-227

    6. A Survey of Current Methodologies for Manufacturing Systems Design

      • Stefan Fritz, Joachim Heinen, Felix Schmid, Bin Wu
      Pages 228-253

  6. The Systems Development Process and Results from the Group Work Sessions

    1. Developing an Anthropocentric View of Modern Manufacturing — A Case Study Approach

      • Felix Schmid, Stephen Evans
      Pages 255-262
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The Background to the Institute The NATO Advanced Study Institute (ASI) 'People and Computers - Applying an Anthropocentric Approach to Integrated Production Systems and Organisations' came about after the distribution of a NATO fact sheet to BruneI University, which described the funding of ASls. The 'embryonic' director of the ASI brought this opportunity to the attention of the group of people, (some at BruneI and some from outside), who were together responsible for the teaching and management of the course in Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM) in BruneI's Department of Manufacturing and Engineering Systems. This course had been conceived in 1986 and was envisaged as a vehicle for teaching manufacturing engineering students the technology of information integration through project work. While the original idea of the course had also included the organisational aspects of CIM, the human factors questions were not considered. This shortcoming was recognised and the trial run of the course in 1988 contained some lectures on 'people' issues. The course team were therefore well prepared and keen to explore the People, Organisation and Technology (POT) aspects of computer integration, as applied to industrial production. A context was proposed which would allow the inclusion of people from many different backgrounds and which would open up time and space for reflection. The proposal to organise a NATO ASI was therefore welcomed by all concerned.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Manufacturing and Engineering Systems, Brunel University, Uxbridge, Middlesex, UK

    Felix Schmid, Robert J. Grieve

  • The CIM Institute, Cranfield University Cranfield, Bedfordshire, UK

    Stephen Evans

  • Human-Centred Systems Ltd, Hemel Hempstead, UK

    Andrew W. S. Ainger

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